Sophia
The chamber felt too warm the moment I took my seat, the atmosphere was romantic too.
I tried to sit properly, back straight, hands folded neatly on my lap, but nothing about my posture felt natural.
Not when Queen Elise sat gracefully beside me… and Caleb sat directly opposite.
Caleb.
Of all people.
The silence in the room was almost offensive. The kind that existed between two people who already shared something unspoken. The kind I had no business intruding on.
How did I end up here again?
Ah, yes. I stupidly walked into the Queen Mother’s chambers expecting a calm tea, heart set on asking delicate questions, only to find my ex-boyfriend and now by goddess’ twisted humor, my potential father-in-law sitting beside her like a newlywed groom.
I almost laughed.
Actually,
