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.

A constant battle brewed inside her. One half wanted her to sit back and enjoy the

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

to pull out her chair and William waved him away and did it himself. When she sat, he leaned close to her ear to whisper. “You look beautiful.” His words sent chills down her body. Had he ever said that to her before? Perhaps once, but she never really took him seriously when he said things like that. Doris’s hands trembled under the table. She forced herself to smile at those around her. “Great, now that the beauty is here, let us continue.” Enzo said and clapped his hands. He shot a wink at Doris when William wasn’t looking. “How will we go about discussing this with Prince Martin? He seems utterly distracted 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 and watched as everyone took in the large list. “I know my brother wasn’t fit to

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