The last question I remember asking Philip before I fell asleep was the hardest I could muster.
Enveloped by the warmth and security of the car and Philip's presence crowned by the street lamps and the darkness of the cloudless sky, yet a storm raged deep within me. A storm of doubts, anger, questions, and more questions.
"He only wanted to see me for the sake of his inheritance, like I was a business file to sign or something." I broke the silence with my words.
Philip sucked in a deep breath. I knew he heard it all.
"You're packing in the palace tomorrow." He said to me.
"Will you live there too?" I asked trying to act carelessly as I stared through the window and refused to look right in his eyes.
"No. My mission is over. All I had to do was keep you safe and sheltered befor
