Liam's POV:"Hold Him!" was all I heard the king say. I was still sleepy after Olivia made a makeshift bandage on my leg from a gunshot wound, so I wasn't processing anything very well. In a few seconds some of the soldiers accompanying His Majesty came out of the formation they were in and lifted me up so that I could be arrested.The King when he saw me with my pants ripped was livid and still held Olivia by the arm, looking at her menacingly: "What does that mean?" he snapped at her. She looked scared and completely in shock. Before she could answer anything, the king continued asking, "And why is the heiress to the kingdom of Tresoria dressed as a maid?"What? Heiress? This was not the princess. This was one of her maids.When Olivia didn't respond, the King turned again and said to me, "What's going on? Explain yourself soldier!""I... I..." I started to babble, not having any explanation for the questions he was asking me.Olivia then

I didn't have much to do to prepare myself for the king's arrival. I didn't have to straighten my clothes as I was wearing hospital pajamas. I didn't have a lot I could do with my looks either. The king, after all, was coming to visit someone who was convalescing.The princess in turn appeared to be impeccable. Apparently, there wasn't a hair out of place on her, and she kept her posture calm as if welcoming the king was something she did every day. Come to think of it, she actually received the king every day. He was her father. The feeling of having lost my Olivia to this princess hit me hard, and it still made my throat close with tears and unspoken insults. However, this was not the time to think about this.If it weren't for the eyes of the girl who was with me in my room, I'd say her model daughter mask was the example for every young woman in the country, but I knew those eyes. Well, at least I thought I knew them. What she had told me a few minutes ago seemed s

Chapter Thirty-six: Routine breakLiam’s POV:My new routine as a hospital patient was boring and left too much extra time to think about the latest events. I shut Olivia, or better, Her Royal Highness Caroline Andermier out because I was hurt and feeling cheated. But at the same time, I missed that girl – no matter who she was – badly. She was under my skin, and every time something new happened, the first person that I wanted to tell was her. Sometimes I even blamed myself for her absence, telling me that "I did this to myself".I don’t know if this was a good or a bad thing, but the doctors and nurses in the royal hospital never ran out of pain meds. I knew I needed to heal from a serious wound, but I never felt more than discomfort. I had heard of cases of people with wounds like mine who had become addicted to pain medications and even opioids, and I was afraid that this would hap

Liam’s POV:I broke the kiss with the princess when we were both feeling dizzy without breathing, and then I leaned my forehead against hers. She was smiling charmingly while she took her breath as if with this kiss we had solved every bit of our dilemma. I really wished that it became true, but the reality wasn’t being kind to us right now.“Aren’t you afraid that someone will open the door and caught us kissing like this?” I asked her. Actually, I wasn’t ashamed of her. If it were for me, I would exhibit her as my wife sooner rather than later, but the circumstances were too different from the original plan now for that to happen.“Oh, I am. Nor for me, but you. You see, there are some advantages to being a princess. I will probably suffer from my father’s wrath, but this could not last forever. I’m his only heiress, he can’t be angry with me for the rest of his life. You on the other hand… You

Caroline’s POV:“So, I’ve heard you have some news for me?” I asked/affirmed to Liam when he arrived the next day to his new position.“How did you know that I have news for you?” He asked me a little worried. Probably because if someone finds out what he is doing for me he would probably face a death sentence.“You’ve mentioned to Lucille, so your secret is safe for now,” I told him dismissively, and he let out a relieved sigh. “So, what is the news?” I asked him expectantly once again.“He has a codename among the Revolutionaries. He is in the group. I expect to receive some kind of contact from him soon,” Liam told me.I got excited with the news and asked him: “What kind of contact?”Liam shrugged and told me: “Honestly, I don’t know. I never know how the group works. I did not have that much time within the group. I just received a code