But her fragile focus shattered the moment Queen Lana’s voice rang across the table, smooth and elegant but with an edge so fine it could slice skin.
“Hello, my dear,” the queen said, her tone falsely warm. “I hope my son is treating you well… as he was quite abrupt in his decision.”
The words were wrapped in velvet, but the dagger underneath gleamed. River could feel the subtle pressure of the entire table turning its attention back to her. They all waited, leaned ever so slightly forward, like a pack scenting blood.
Despite being an omega, River knew exactly what the queen meant. Her sudden presence in Heiko’s quarters had ignited the palace grapevine into overdrive. Every eye in the room was asking the same thing without saying it aloud: Had the prince already bedded her? Had the om
