George's steps screeched to a jarring halt, his body going rigid as if turned to stone. He froze in place for a split second, before spinning around to face me, his eyes narrowed into suspicious slits.
"What the hell did you just... call me?" he hissed through gritted teeth, his voice laced with a mixture of shock and disbelief. "How the heck is this possible? You..."
His words trailed off into a strangled whisper.
One look at George's reaction, and I knew the truth without him uttering a single word. There was no doubt in my mind that George was indeed the prince from the vivid, haunting dreams that had been plaguing me.
But a storm of confusion still raged within me. "What's your deal with Richard, exactly?" I demanded, my voice laced with a hint of desperation. "Did he really ki
