Chapter 20

❤️❤️ Unveiling River's Identity (Part 10) ❤️❤️

"Hello Royal." Ariel said, smiling brightly.

"Hi Ariel, what are you doing with Tyler?" Royal asked, trying not to feel jealous.

"He is my friend." Ariel lied not knowing why she was lying.

"Your friend?" Royal repeated after her in a disbelief tone. "How can a servant girl like you become friends with the Prince?"

"I can become friends with anyone I want." Ariel answered. "Let's forget about him and talk about you, the first day I saw you sweeping and now you are in the kitchen, what sort of servant are you?"

"I would ask you the same. How can a servant girl like you have such rare hair? I haven't seen one in my thous- years of life. Who are you really? Why do you have water fountain hair?" Royal whispered out the last so only she could hear him.

'Told you she will be back for you.' Dark said in his mind.

Groaning inwardly, he blocked his mind and thoughts from his wolf.

"Can you keep a secret?" A