47

CARLY

“Your Royal Highness, I have an update for you?” Seth marched in.

Heera went out on a date with Zee, and I was left in the apartment in my PJs. I hadn’t combed my hair. I only washed my face to remove the smudged makeup on my face. And I brushed my teeth after I was able to put something in my stomach.

“Mr. Langston has arranged a meeting with you.”

I froze for a while. Did I hear it right? I paused the docuseries I was watching.

“Come again?” I turned to Seth.

“Mr. Langston would like to see you, ma’am. You should wear something presentable. He will be here any minute from now.”

“I’m fine. He’d seen me at my worse. What does he want?” I hid my excitement.

Maybe he wanted to kick me out of his city this time. If I knew one thing about Langston, he was true to his words. Perhaps he still cared, but I lost all my hopes of getting us back together. And I didn’t know how to escape the fate that was waiting for me back home.

“Princess—”

“I said I’m good. Let him go to h