Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

Chapter 184 Plans are hard to keep

Doris furrowed her brows and opened her mouth to argue, but quickly swallowed her words. She didn’t need them on her bad side if they were the ones that followed her everywhere. Instead, she smiled. “Of course, thank you.” The next day, Doris wasted no time. She hid her knife on her belt under her cloak before she ventured out into the halls. The guards didn’t have time to ask where she was going before they had to hurry just to keep up with her. She headed straight for Beth’s room, but almost screamed when Prince Martin stepped in her way. “Out for a walk?” He asked with a smile. “Oh! My, you scared me.” She cleared her throat. “Yes. I was hoping to see Beth today. It’s been a while since we spoke last and I quite miss her.” “I don’t think she would mind if I stole you away for a little bit.” He held out his arm for her to take. Doris sighed inwardly and accepted. “I had hoped to talk to you shortly, if you don’t mind.” Something about the way he said it told her that she didn’t have an option with this conversation. It would happen with or without her approval. “About what?” “William has gone a bit mad, my informants have told me that he found you missing and he’s now tearing through my army looking for you.” It was like a warmth spread through her bones at the thought of William coming for her. She was almost afraid to respond incase she said the wrong thing. “Oh?” “Yes. It’s strange, because he sent a letter this morning, demanding a meeting with me.” Doris’s heart raced in her chest. Did he know where she was? Was he coming for her? “Oh, very interesting.” Doris said lightly. “He also said he wants you to be there to make sure I didn’t kill you.” Martin snorted. Doris once would have laughed at the polished prince doing something like that. Now it only made her shiver with disgust. Everything about him made her want to recoil. “Are you going to meet with him?” Doris asked. She tried her best to sound uninterested, but she knew that he would see right through it. She hadn’t been here that long, he knew her heart still laid with him. It was best not to ask too much. Prince Martin stared at her silently for a moment. “I am. He will be here by tonight.” Her heart skipped a beat. Tonight? She would see him again tonight? Doris prayed all of this would be over, she prayed the war would end and