Elena POV
“Is something wrong Luna?” Nellie asked when I stood in place frowning.
“He sounded… strange.” I said to her, then turned to the driver who also doubled as my guard.
“Did he tell you why he was coming here?” I wiped my now sweaty palms on my clothes. “Did something happen?”
The driver shook his head slowly. “No, Luna. He didn’t say anything more after saying he was coming here.”
“Maybe he missed you.” Nellie suggested with a sly smile on her face.
I shook my head. That wasn’t it. He’d sounded normal after, but the anger in his voice when I’d first picked up the call still rang through my mind.
It caused my stomach to tighten.
“Maybe he found out we were planning to skip the festival at the palace?” Nellie offered again.
I shook my head.
“Yeah, I didn’t think that was i
