MILA Nerves flooded my body. I had come so far, only for my cover to be blown by this supreme jerk. It felt like I was back in the restaurant all those years ago, his grip on me never loosening. “It’s Miya,” I said quickly. “I wear a mask due to a facial injury. I don’t believe we’ve met, sir. B
MILA The necklace was now out of my possession. It was all up to Felix now to find it and call off the search. I was just grateful no one had seen me–there would have been a lot of explaining to do if I was caught messing around with the Prince’s belongings. I felt as though a weight had been li
MILA I was restless and anxious as the staff finished our cleaning from the banquet. Thankfully, it did not seem like anyone saw the interaction between me, Felix, and Edward, but I still felt deeply rattled. The consequences of my actions felt like a stormcloud over my head, threatening to rain d
Fiona held her phone out, pointing frantically to something on the screen. “Miya is a thief and I can prove it!” She practically shoved her phone into Felix’s face. He took it from her, a dark cloud passing over his face. Isabella elbowed Mrs. Barker out of the way so that she could watch the phon
MILA Lady Isabella was on her feet and at the front of the crowd instantly. Her face was filled with spite and hatred, she waved her fan around for emphasis as she talked. Talked was too mild a verb. Yelled would probably be more accurate to what Isabella was doing. “That kitchen wench has vid
FELIX Mila stared at me, slight panic in her eyes. I could practically see the wheels in her head turning as she processed everything I’d said. I knew I had put her on the spot. A part of me selfishly hoped that maybe a public declaration of love was exactly what was needed to convince her to be
FELIX The motel Mila was staying at was… cheap, to say the least. This area of town–just off of Fresia’s main strip of retail–was, to put it mildly, seedy. I had never spent time in this particular area. Rumors of gang violence had swirled around this street for years, and the safety of the citi
MILA The next day, Felix met me outside my motel. He carried takeout coffee in one hand and waved at me with the other. He smiled at me as I approached. “Good morning,” he said, leaning down to kiss my cheek. I blushed, involuntarily. It wasn’t until the morning light that I realized what a si
MILAOur baby boy, Samuel, was born in April, a few days after Felix’s 31st birthday. He was named for the first King of Fresonia and to commemorate the love that had brought his parents together. As the future King of Fresonia, he had an official naming ceremony in front of the entire kingdom, and
CHARLESLife in exile was surprisingly calm.Despite our conversation before being sent to this remote island, I’d had a harder time adjusting to a relationship with Isabella than I once thought. Perhaps it was the sadness I felt at being away from my home kingdom, or maybe I did not like the vulner
FELIXWhen I was growing up, I never imagined that I would enjoy being King.The whole thing looked dreadfully boring to a young boy. Although I knew I was the heir to the throne and would someday take over for my father, I always had far more interest in hanging out with Ignatius and running around
MILAThe last few weeks had been a blur. Meetings, ribbon cuttings, speeches. I spent countless hours in the countryside of Fresonia helping to relocate people who had been displaced by either the war or the dissolution with Abernathy. I cooked meals for homeless shelters and taught magic to young c
FELIXThe King of Abernathy had been placed in a highly-protected magical prison deep in the Dragon’s Teeth mountains, locked away with no hope of escape. His advisors and various family members were locked away with him, all facing sentences for their crimes against magic.The leaders from the othe
FELIXThe King was clearly shocked by my challenge. He slowly put down his wine glass, his eyes darting between me and Mila. I could tell that the idea intrigued him, as much as he wanted to seem disgusted by the offer.The curse might have been broken, but I could still feel the panic and tension s
FELIXIt was time for me and Mila to travel to Aberenathy. We could delay it no longer–although the magic across the kingdoms was safe and protected, time was still of the essence when it came to the civilians in Abernathy.We were concerned about what the King was doing to his citizens. Based on Is
At the nearest chance I would ask Mila to take me to that famed Library of Magic so that I could learn about the powers that now flowed through my veins. Although I was thrilled, I was also terrified. I had gone twenty-six years of my life without magic.What would change now?I was exhausted, ready
ISLAI had been waiting in the war council room with Joseph when the magic came surging back into the kingdom. In case anything went wrong, we were instructed to stay in the below-ground chambers and monitor any potential problems with the magic.I had no idea what to expect when the magic returned,