Coup

-Karen-

After that night, I was placed with Elsie in her apartments. That did not go as I had planned. Talk about a total backfire. “Karen, I can’t believe all that has happened! This is such a terrible scandal against the Royal Family. I can’t even think straight from it. I can only wonder what the journalists in Attarax are going to say about everything!” Elsie said in tears still. “I wish I could talk to my mother but she died when I was little. At least the Queen accepted me even though I wasn’t hers- And now I’m all alone.” I hadn’t even thought about these consequences.

“Sometimes it’s better not to think too much about these types of things.” I replied as I brushed her long dark hair. “If you think too much about it, you’ll just break down.” She burst into tears and cried herself to sleep. I’m sorry Elsie… But I’m here for you. I shifted her to lie down and tucked her in.

I got up and sat down at the table thinking about what I did. Conor’s mother is dead… Augustus and his who