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56. King Xalen's Affection

Author: Kiki Jones
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HAYLEE

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“Haylee, we need to talk. Meet me in the garden at dusk. It’s urgent and important. — Jose”

My heart raced as I folded the note neatly, my eyes scanning the handwriting I was familiar with hastily.

Surely the note was from Jose. He didn’t have to write his name on the note for me to know. A couple of emotions swirled within me: anxiety, fear, and maybe a bit of hope. I had been trying to get hold of Jose all day, but all my attempts were fruitless as he had been in court with Princess Allison.

Why did he want to meet in the garden? Why couldn’t he wait by my bedroom door for me or find me somewhere in the palace? What’s with this secret meeting? I honestly hoped he wasn’t about to tell me about his feelings again.

“I suspected something was bothering him this morning when he walked past us without uttering a word,” Liya said in my mind. “Whatever he has to say, it’s our chance to ask him about last night. We have to seize it.”

Liya was right, yet my heart kept racing as I
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