Chapter Seventy Nine

The next day arrived. Elena had been up through the day preparing for the dinner she would serve to Calhoun's family. Forest had been by her side, worried and panicking just as she silently had been, while Elion watched them and lent a helping hand with an amused expression.

Calhoun had come over to see what she was doing about twice that day, but she refused to allow him into the kitchen. Seeing him wouldn't help her nerves.

News had already spread amongst the servants that Elena was the King's Bride. All the people's attitudes towards her changed since that day. Her who was not seen, barely visible, was suddenly treated with respect. When she told the High Keeper that she wished to work in the kitchen, preparing dinner for the king's family, she had beamed, setting up everything she would need immediately before Elena could say anything.

The spices in the blood kingdom were different from those she was used to in Neba and Pres. As the blood kingdom was icy, most pe