Chapter 20: Sweet Dreams

Eden’s POV

“The King is looking for you,” the maid said, barging into my room. She threw back my blankets. What? I was just about asleep! I reached for my blankets. It was the middle of the night! I was barely dressed. “Get up,” she barked at me. “You’re going to his room.”

She grabbed me by the wrist and pulled me out of bed. “Can I at least get changed?” I asked. I was in my nightie! My hair was a mess. I couldn’t go see the king looking like this!

She eyed me up and down. “Fine. Grab a robe,” she snapped. I slunk it over my shoulders and wrapped it tightly in front of me. She walked quickly in front of me. I had to do a little run-step to keep up.

What was this all about? What could possibly be so important that he had to see me in the middle of the night?

The maid knocked but then opened the door before he responded.

We entered. My eyes swept the room. There was a massive four-post bed, a full couch in the corner, a desk off to the left, and a door that I assumed led to the bedro