Chapter 41 Plan B It Is! 

Frustrated with the entire situation with Warren and 

Sophia, and with my stomach aching from eating so much. cake, I headed out into the hallway, thinking I would have to come up with another plan. I should have known that simply baking a cake wouldn’t be enough to get to the man‘ s heart. After all, as a king, he had a ton of chefs to do that. 

Almost the second I walked out into the hallway, Theo was there waiting for me, an expectant look on his face. “Well?” he asked me in a low whisper. “How did it go?” 

“Great,” I told him. “The king and I are getting married right this very moment.” 

He narrowed his eyes at me. “Your face said something else.” 

“Okay, I failed,” I admitted, but I must have looked very upset. 

That was why Theo gave me a somewhat sympathetic look. He led me around the corner where we’d be less likely to be overheard. “What happened?” 

“First of all, your brother is the king.” 

“Okay, then?” 

“Sophia is the one he is planning to marry.” 

“Oh, right.” Prince Theo nodded like it didn’t surprise him at all. 

My eyes bulged slightly as I considered that response. “You‘ re not surprised that the king would rather marry Sophia than me? What? Do you think she’s prettier than me? Smarter? Sweeter?” 

“I didn’t say any of that, Ciana,” he said, huffing a little. “Focus.” 

I shook my head to clear it. “Fine, so we are going to have to come up with something else because he seems pretty set on the fact that she is the woman for him.” 

“What did you do exactly to change his mind?” Theo asked. 

“What could I do? He didn’t even want to talk to me other than telling me he was going to marry Sophia.” 

“And the cake didn’t help?” 

“Yes, it did,” I said, watching Theo raise an eyebrow while I completed my sentence angrily, “It helped to fill my stomach!” 

“You ate the cake?” 

I thought Theo would be upset, but after only a quick. pause, he chuckled lightly. For some reason, I felt he’d been in a fairly good mood lately. “All right, Ciana, what’s going on? You seem way more upset than you should.” 

“Do I?” 

He nodded. As his intense dark gaze fell on me, all of a sudden, I just felt so aggrieved that I needed to vent. “She even talked him into giving her a special bracelet!” 

Theo arched an eyebrow in confusion. “What bracelet?” 

I was in no mood to explain to him my childhood encounter with Warren, but at that moment, I saw that Sophia had turned the corner, walking toward us. 

she got a chance to. She raised her slender

skin tone really

my face,” I snapped back. “And I

“Indeed, we shall

walked away, I turned around

the bracelet, and she just

said Warren gave it to her?” Theo asked, seeking clarification, and

couldn’t quite read Theo’s expression, he seemed really shocked. But

did he even get

say?” I asked him, confused.

focused back on me. “Based on what you said, it sounds to me we should move on to plan B.”

way of handling this situation, but at

do you have in mind?” I asked, folding my

Sophia in this illusional world?”

definitely

make him trade her life for marrying you.” He made the statement like it was

we do

her for ransom, and before we release her, he’ll

people,” I said,

you have a better idea?”

not. I couldn’t think of anything better, so after a few moments, I said,

but whatever that expression was, it

hoping he had already worked the plan out. He seemed

day of the

of guards around them both at that time?”

head. “No, there will be at the venue most likely, but we will get her here at the palace before she is on her way to the wedding venue, which is likely going to be the royal chapel. Any royal palaces would have tunnels and secret passages. That should make it easier

did have a plan in mind alright. “How do you know that?”

“I hear things.” 

right,” I agreed. “That sounds good. But we will need to take some time to figure out the map of the place and the terrain. We will need to make sure we

I smiled slightly, satisfied that I had come up with something that actually contributed

have some time,” he said, thinking again. “Although I’m not exactly sure how time

get all of it done and still get out in time to use the crystal

your chambers for some more

My chambers? 

to look away from him. I was certain all he wanted to do was speak about the plans we had for Sophia, but just the thought of being in my bedroom alone with him again had my head spinning slightly. I was so out of sorts that I didn’t realize a guard was approaching us until I heard his

and I thought that might have been the first time anyone had addressed me

turning to face him. “How can I

to escort you to Miss Sophia’s palace right

to look at Theo. He shrugged

to the guard, I asked, “Uhm…

be the new maid for Miss Sophia, and you must report there

she didn’t hold any more of a royal title than I did. How

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