"...So let me get this straight," Asher swallowed hard, his voice nearly a whisper. "King Angus is alive?"
"And you're his daughter?" Alaric asked, sounding equally stunned.
"And you're a princess," Roman added, eyes lighting up with a dreamy grin. "I always knew there was something special about you, Princess."
"Princess." The Beast repeated, his deep voice rumbling as he gently played with Violet's hair, if feeling the importance of the word.
Violet had unearthed every detail of her life, and now she braced herself for the commotion that would inevitably follow.
She wrung her hands, her fingers nervously tangling together as she studied their reactions. "Are you guys angry at me?" she asked, unsure.
Asher looked at her strangely with confusion. "Why would I be angry at you?"
