CASSANDRA
Erika was preparing to leave for the evening when we heard a knock at the door. It was the end of the day, so I was surprised by the sound.
Who was there at this hour?
“I’ll get it,” Erika said in a helpful tone, and before I could stop her and do it myself, the maid went to the chamber door. On the other side stood a servant dressed in the royal family’s colors.
“Hello,” I addressed him, and I took a step forward. “Can I help you?”
“Lady Adalyn and Mistress Margaret sent me to deliver a message,” the servant said politely. “They wish to invite you to dinner, Miss Cassandra, as a token of their gratitude for curing the Alpha King and Prince Marco.”
I was instantly taken aback.
Adalyn and Margaret wanted my company?
This was a trap. It had to be. Why else would the pair of
