Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

Chapter 3

#Chapter 3 Where were you last night?

“How dare you disrespect Mr. Carson and the Royal House!” Melody was in front of Doris within a blink, ready to land a loud slap against her cheek. Doris was too stunned to move, her embarrassment was almost worse than the pain that burned her cheek.

She could feel their gazes on her, every one of them made each second grow more terrible to bear. Doris slowly lowered her head and closed her eyes. “I apologize Mr. Carson and Ms. Harfond. It was an accident.”

“Your name is Doris?” Mr. Carson asked.

Doris lifted her head, a feeling of panic bloomed inside her stomach once again. “Yes, Mr. Carson.”

“Did you meet Prince William last night?” He raised his chin slightly to look down his nose at her. Her heart stilled for a beat inside her chest.

“No, I didn’t.” She said carefully. She willed herself to swallow her fear and look him in the eye.

“Where were you last night?”

“After I finished my work at the party, I—1 returned to my room to rest.” Doris forced out. She saw Beth from the corner of her eye shift at her words. Doris dared a glance to see a confused look upon her friend’s concerned expression. Doris quickly looked down again.

Mr. Carson paused before he turned his attention to Melody. “There’s no need to make a scene, she hasn’t done anything wrong. You don’t have

turned away before she rolled her eyes. “Very well. You may go now. You should be grateful to Mr. Carson for his kindness.” Melody said with a bite to her

Hurriedly, she gathered her coins and turned to leave. She could’ve sworn she’d felt Mr.

sense of peace—something she desperately needed at the moment. The grand room was filled to the top with books in every subject and genre, it was quite calming to be surrounded by it

in if he did. And what would they do to her if they found out she was the one

mouth on her neck, Doris’s fingers traced the mark he’d left beneath her dress and made sure her makeup still covered it well. The ghost of his hands still moved down her skin whenever she saw him in her mind. Why

wooden doors that creaked at the hinges. A familiar face appeared, Doris exhaled slowly. “Beth! What’re you doing here?” At least

Beth’s bright expression fell when she saw Doris. she quickly closed the

tried to discreetly wipe the tears that remained. “No,

lie to me, it’s okay. What Melody did was completely out of line not to mention harsh. I couldn’t believe she slapped you in front of everyone just because you dropped your coins!” Doris turned back to Beth, she looked even angrier than Doris felt. “But…

her brows at Doris. “I came here after cleaning up for the party and fell asleep reading. I didn’t want to say anything because no

I was worried you were the one out with Prince William last night. We all know what happens with

it so easy for her to catch Prince William’s attention. Lisa never felt being a maid suited her, and charmed her way into his favors the second she had

her, he sent her to live in a shabby shack away from the palace when he didn’t wish to see her anymore. He seemed to do that to all of his ex-lovers. He gave them a brief title of an esteemed lady, and created their fall to nothing the moment he got all he wanted from them. Doris shivered at the idea of that ever happening to her. She wanted to

Beth sighed and crossed her arms. “It’s such a shame, it’s as if her worth had been sucked from her the moment she fell from her glory. I never want that to happen to

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