Chapter Forty-two

Two days later, Eleanor had not changed her mind about leaving the palace with Drakken like she had spent sleepless nights contemplating. It led her back to square one no matter how much she thought about it. Her heart wanted to be away from the palace with him.

She might have mistaken those sleepless nights as worry when in truth, Eleanor was the most excited.

She had taken a brief leave from work after informing Emma about it. Their friendship still hung by a thread, but that was the least of Eleanor's worries for now.

Drakken left the affairs of the palace with George and Duncan while he was away, entrusting them to not say a word about his departure to his father. He intended for the trip to be peaceful. That would barely be possible if his father as much as suspected he was leaving. Eleanor had agreed to his offer and it came as a surprise to him, as well as a relief.

He never planned on forcing her to go with him, hell, he didn't plan to ask her to come with him. It was supposed