Chapter 45 -Elise- I could not hear anything. Only the thumping of my heart baked in my ear drums like the drums of war. I try my best to hide my feelings, but the fear is so great that I feel my chest tightening and my breaths becoming shorter. Can I really survive in the royal capital? I can not read, and neither can I write. The only things I am good at are cooking, cleaning and running errands. Nana could not afford to get me a decent education and I never bothered. I know Clyde will still love me all the same, but what about Jennifer and the others? I am supposed to be the mate of the most powerful man in the Salox kingdom and I have no idea about how to take care of the mansion. More beads of sweat gather on my forehead and trickle down to the side of my chin and my neck. I

