NEWS DIDN’T come late.
Kaden must have immediately done what he needed to do. Because right before dinner when I was already prepped and ready to charm the Prince, Rosalie came barging through the door with a big smile on her face. She was beaming with pride when she said, “The King is alive!” and she almost gave me a hug.
I stood by the door with a trail of thoughts that didn’t want to stop. It kept circling back and forth making me dizzy for a hot second. I didn’t know what I had to do. What to feel or what to say. I was just stuck in this zone, looking at the smile on Rosalie’s face like it was the strangest thing. Truthfully, I should be happy, right? I should be smiling right with her, shouldn’t I?
Rosalie grabbed my arm. “My lady, are you listening to me? I went by the warrior’s w
