CALEB
What?
Her words rooted me to the spot, and for once in my life, I couldn’t think of a quip to return back to the woman standing in front of me.
Somehow, she knew. I have spent years planning to keep my wretched brother away from the throne, and I have spent months putting those plans meticulously into place. I have been quiet, I’ve kept my circles small, how could she possibly have found out what I was doing?
Or maybe she doesn’t know? I wondered briefly if it was a fluke as she gazed up at me with those sure, steadfast eyes. This might all be random chance, could she just be a frustrated, jilted bride whose fiance had been f*****g another woman behind her back?
No, I realized for certain, she knew. She had too many specifics of my intentions, and came right
