VALORIA WILDEROSE
"Your Majesty."
Heads bow one by one, recognizing her as ruler and giving her the due reverence. I freeze up, finding myself caught right in the middle of another unavoidable drama — only this time directly involved with her again.
Despite Azrael's and Eros's fervent warning to stay away from her.
I tried my best to avoid catching her gaze this time, but it's like misery follows me around whether I like it or not.
"What is the commotion about?" she asks.
Her gaze shifts from the crowd — everyone throwing their eyes elsewhere to avoid eye contact — and then to Elodie again and Alice, before finally finding their way to me.
It's like once she sees me sitting on the floor, her eyes light up with interest. If it was someone else, she might have ignored after passing an order around, but I see that interest staring back at me.
And I can almost read her mind.
The girl she tried to kill that caused a stir in the palace. The one that survived despite her attempts.
