He knew nothing about my pain or struggles, yet he could call me names. The silence in the hall was heart wrenching. What even scared me the most was the cold stare he gave to me. Was he going to kill me? Was he going to send his guards to throw me out or lock me up?Before I could get the answers

“You must get dressed now, my lady. Your mother is in the waiting room.” The mention of my mother was more than enough to snap me out of whatever stupid thoughts were in my mind. I hurried into the room with wide eyes. “My mother? When did she arrive?” “In the early hours of this morning. The gua

My breath hitched at the back of my throat. I had seen men before, men of different sizes, complexions, noble, rich, poor, middle class, good looking, ugly - forgive me - but nothing, no one had ever caused my heart to skip beats by merely looking at me. I had managed to convince myself I was imposs

LILLIE Breakfast with the queen was one thing I had definitely never planned for. What was I to wear? How was I to act? Wining and dining with the royal family? How did I get this far? My hand maid, whose name I had come to learn was Ophelia, helped me get dressed. She picked out a green flowery p

LILLIEIt had been days now and I still had not recovered from what happened to me. The news about the princes shook me more than I thought it had. Lying on the bed, my gaze was fixed to the ceiling as thoughts flew through my mind. I did not remove my gaze from the ceiling because I felt there was