Chapter 153 No room for peace

Once the tea was all poured and the cookies were gone, Doris was finally left alone with her thoughts. She dared William to show his face just so she could give him a piece of her mind. He had no right announcing her as his lady without asking her if she even wanted to be. She didn’t want this, right? Why was it getting harder to feel that way.

seemed happy with her new situation. Beth deserved the world and more, but that didn’t make this any easier. (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) A constant battle brewed inside her. One half wanted her to sit back and enjoy the ride while it lasted, and the other half-the smarter half of her wanted to run as fast

didn’t know what to do or say. “Thank you.” Doris bowed and closed the door quickly before he did anything else. William’s elegant handwriting sent a jolt through her blood. While she knew how to read and write, her penmanship would never be as beautiful as the prince’s was. “My lady,” Doris read out loud to herself. “Please join me and the rogues for our next meeting. We hope to discuss the future of the kingdom together and I would like you to be there. Yours, William.” Perhaps it was the way he showed her a bit of vulnerability by just writing a letter like this, but Doris was out the door in seconds. Everywhere she turned, someone bowed to her and greeted her as a lady. She almost had half a mind to take the servants paths just so no one else noticed her. Though, she would be hard to miss in the dress she was in. It was much more suited for a princess. At the end of the hallway, one of William’s guards bowed and opened the door for her without her even having to explain why she was there. After a second, she forced her steps forward and the door slammed closed the moment her body was fully in. All at once, the room silenced as every head turned towards Doris. (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) William’s eyes broke through the rest and rooted her right to the spot. She wanted to melt into the floor and make them all erase the image of her in this beautiful dress that she didn’t belong in. She should be

lately.” said a man on William’s left. He looked like a general, though Doris didn’t recognize him and didn’t think it was appropriate to ask. “Yeah, he’s been quite distracted.” William said bitterly. Doris stiffened beside him. “I’ll call forward a private meeting with him tomorrow and announce my intentions for the crown. If he refuses, we can go into our next stages.” Enzo leaned forward in his chair. “I think it would be best to make sure we have our details correct before you go into that meeting. (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) With the Luna Queen looming around every corner, she must already have her own plans in motion.” “I’ve already sent letters to some of my most loyal supporters. I know many of them already have their own armies behind them and everything we can bring will help.” William opened a wide piece of parchment and laid it across the table. Doris’s eyes widened at the hundreds and hundreds of names sprawled across. “This is just a fraction of the people ready to stand behind me when the time comes.” “How did you manage so many—“ Enzo paused. He looked over each name curiously. “You‘ve been planning this for years, haven’t you?” “Since I was 15 years old.” William leaned back in his chair

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