Chapter 76

I was still feeling moody minutes after Alisa left my room.

However, I couldn't shake the feeling that I had wasted too much time. It was logical though, I mean the more time wasted after the wedding, the more stale any clues we might have had would go.

I sat at my desk, going over the books Gabriel had delivered to me. Arnou must have read them all by now, yet it didn't seem like he had new information to share with me.

I understand that he's worried about my health. Talking about conspiracy theories is probably the last thing on his mind.

But Herley is dangerous and she's still in the palace. I might have given up if I knew for sure that she would stop at poisoning me.

But I had no way of knowing that she wouldn't step over everyone in her attempt to claim Arnou as hers.

I had waited too long for my happily ever after and I was ready to fight for the love and acceptance I had found with Arnou.

I took out a piece of paper and began to write down all the people who had died on Herl