Chapter 214

Duke Monroe nodded after hearing me. "I will do everything in my power to help you." He said solemnly. "But I am afraid your plans to escape this weekend will be difficult."

"And why is that?" Bob asked. "It is the perfect time while the queen is away."

"Yes it is the best time to escape while the queen is away but the problem doesn’t lie on that." Duke Monroe said. "The crown prince will be back soon. As my informants told me, he will probably arrive tonight."

"What?!" I asked in surprise. I never imagined I would meet Darius again face to face.

My heart was thumping faster with the mention of his return. I can feel a mix of fear and anger rising inside me. Darius was the one that planned the attack on our engagement parade more than a year ago and it resulted to the destruction of a part of the Wales capital.

"My brother is returning?" Elsa asked. "I also didn’t know about this."

"I am afraid the crown prince has made his journey back discreetly." Duke Monroe said. "He is trav