My heart raced. Jessica? Was he serious? “She’s from the US?”
“What is U-S?”
I waved my hand to dismiss the question I’d asked. “And? What happened? Where is she now? Where is your prince?”
“He is now Prime Nial. He rules Prillon Prime and is commander in charge of the entire Interstellar Coalition Fleet. His cousin, Commander Deston, leads the war effort while Prime Nial deals with all of the Coalition worlds’ rulers and laws. He rules the Interstellar Coalition of Planets. We all answer to him and his laws. His mate, Lady Deston, gave us a new designation. We are no longer referred to as the contaminated. We are now veterans. Prime Nial also lifted the banishment, allowing us to return to our home worlds.”
Now I was really, really confused. “Then why are you here? Why is anyone still
