We will continue to act as though the world will keep spinning, even though in my mind, we came to a halt that night.
No one knew that the witches sided with Elliot. It was perhaps the most well-kept secret in the kingdom, second only to Kija being the actual heir to the throne. It almost makes me laugh to look back on when I fought Aris about that. With everything that has happened since, sometimes I was selfishly happy that it won’t ever be Eleanor who gets to sit on the throne. At least that increases her chances of survival.
The secret was safe between Demetrius, Aris and myself. However, everyone around us clearly knew something was wrong. I wouldn’t be too surprised if Garrick and Kamaria already knew about it too, but I hadn’t even told Catalina yet. She kept looking at me, as t
