-Laelia-
I knew the king had said we would celebrate, but this party was as grand as mine and Ashes’s wedding. People were dancing, music was playing, and there were so many things to drink and taste, along with the most amazing entertainment: fire breathers, acrobats, and knives being thrown at a living target chained to a wooden board.
It was almost overwhelming, and the constant attention from everyone was close to making me faint again. I wasn’t used to so much scrutiny. Ashes’s brothers had been staring at me as well, looking at me as if their eyes could kill the child growing inside me. I didn’t receive much love from Halia or the queen either.
I placed a protective hand over my belly. “Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you,” I whispered.
Just then, Mayla and Sivanna a
