Prince Lucas left the dining hall as quickly as he could once all the girls had left. There were so many thoughts going through his head, he couldn’t think straight. He booked it straight to the library where he could gain some clarity, but when he walked through the door, there was someone in there.
“Lucas?” his mother asked. “Are you alright?” She put down her book and looked at him with a face full of concern.
He shut the door behind him, leaned up against it, and closed his eyes. “No,” he admitted.
“Come over here and tell me what’s going on,” she ordered, and he did what he was told. He sat next to her on the couch and began recounting what had just happened after lunch. It took him a while to get through the entire story because his mother kept asking questions and he was trying t
