My friend bristles. “What’s his problem?”
I slap my hand over her mouth, glaring at her. “There is a time and place to speak. This is not it. Let’s go somewhere else.”
I can see Willow approaching us, and the last thing I need is to be taunted once again. Her father isn’t far behind. I get to my feet, realizing they must have been waiting for the opportunity to corner me.
To my surprise, Jimmy casually steps in front of us. I don’t know where he appeared from, but he must have been lurking nearby.
“I think it’s time to leave, Miss Lane,” he says quietly.
I look in Willow and her father’s direction before saying carefully, “Darian told me to leave just before the event ends.”
“It would be best if you leave now and avoid a confrontation that will give His Majesty a reason to force Prin
