Chapter 110

CAMILLA’S P.O.V

I read over the words a few times wondering if I was reading properly and I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it. It was just a few sentences but it had shifted the trajectory of everything that we had been working on. They read: I met Alastair in the woods today and I was almost caught. We have to be more careful next time. If anyone finds out what we are doing, it could cost us our lives.

I couldn’t believe that my father knew Alastair and they were friends of some sort. I almost laughed. It seemed like every single problem we had tied back to my father and his actions. In that moment, I couldn’t help but wish that the man was alive so that he could deal with the consequences of his own actions instead of leaving them up for me to handle.

“I can’t believe it,” Ryker muttered as he flipped through the pages. “There are no other mentions of Alastair on this page but I know there has to be something else. What were they doing? What is it that he didn’t want anyone to know.”

“My father was smart apparently. He may not have put it out directly but it will be there. It has to be somewhere.”

We were almost done with the books. We had finished half of the pile. If we didn’t find anything then we were ultimately back to square one. Ryker tried to convince me to go to bed but after that discovery, I couldn’t even force myself to feel tired anymore. We read straight into the early hours of the morning. I didn’t realize the sun had come up until light began peeking through our curtains.

I was exhausted- we both were- and we hadn’t found anything else which put a damper on our spirits. I was practically a walking corpse as I made my way out of the room. There was no hiding the tiredness in my eyes despite washing my face a few times in the hopes that it would make me look better.

I got to the dining room with Ryker in tow. and stopped in my tracks when I noticed that Alara was already there. It wasn’t her presence that took me off guard but the fact that she was seated in my chair which was directly next to Audrey and on the other side of where Ryker would sit. She was locked in a conversation with my daughter so she didn’t immediately realize when we walked in.

“Mummy,” Audrey squealed when she saw us and that was what made Alara notice. Audrey glanced between me and Alara before dropping her voice to whisper. “You’re in my mummy’s seat.”

Her

eyes widened. “Your majesty, I am so sorry. I had no idea. Please forgive me.”

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off. She was having fun with Audrey and it was just a chair. There was no reason for anyone to make a fuss over a piece of furniture. I could always sit somewhere. It wasn’t the end of

didn’t look convinced but she didn’t

felt so refreshed in my life. Also, thank you for the clothes. Someone gave them to me this morning and

have to worry about it. It is what any decent person

I knew if he had his way, he would have dragged me back into the room and forced me to go to bed but there were a lot of things that demanded our attention today and

actions because I was used to her being kind and accommodating. I made a men tal note

interaction and as soon as she was gone, Ryker

to me.

that you don’t want to take a

you be taking one with me?” I asked and to my surprise, he nodded. “Are you

when we aren’t at our best. At this point, I wouldn’t notice if a man was attacking until he got very close. I haven’t slept

conversation for longer than necessary, I stood to my feet and stretched out my hand to him. He wasted no time in intertwining our fingers and we walked out of the dining room together. We had barely gone a few feet when one of

felt more mocking than anything. “We were

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meeting today

didn’t plan a meeting with you,” I deadpanned and I saw his jaw tick. “Is there a reason that you wanted this meeting? Is

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would believe so. There are matters of the state that need to be discussed. Surely you

was exhausted and I was annoyed. I had to breathe deeply through my nose before I responded. “We spend over an hour in there talking every day and nothing comes out of it. Forgive me if I would rather spend my time in a more productive manner that is more viable to produce results. There is nothing you can give to me that I cannot give to myself. I see no

hissed. “Every king and queen before you has done the same and they have been able to rule the kingdom the right way. We know

maybe, but there is a big difference between leading a kingdom during a time of peace and during a time of war. Every second counts and

eyes

didn’t make sense considering I had just insulted him and thrown away everything he had said. I waited patiently to hear what he would say in response to that but instead of speaking, he just

not have to be a thing but we would prefer to be informed about things happening, your majesty. We were unaware that

spoke. “Your business is the well being of the palace and the royal family. Your job begins and ends with advising the ruling

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