MILAThe village of Beauveis was nestled on the coast, a few miles south of Carnea.Traditionally a fishing village, and one of the poorest villages in the kingdom at that, Beauveis was beginning to blossom into a popular tourist destination after a video from a famous travel influencer of her spend
MILAI sat with my parents on the front porch of their house–a large beachfront cottage that overlooked the sparkling sea. My mother prepared us each large mugs of peppermint tea and I settled into a porch swing, suddenly and remarkably completely at peace.Alexander, my father, had wept when he rea
ISABELLAI listened to Charles’ instructions carefully. At the advice of Joseph, the royal family wanted me to use my time in America wisely and do some snooping on Mila’s adoption from the Benson household.Despite the fact that I readily agreed to the task, I still felt a bit hesitant. Mila’s adop
MILAI woke up the next morning feeling utterly refreshed.The sea breeze drifted in from the open window, bringing the slight smell of salt and a patch of warm sunshine with it. From outside my window, seagulls cawed, and I heard the distant bells of fishing boats bringing in their early-morning ha
FELIXThrough my findings at the Library of Magic, along with Lady Isabella’s covert research at the Bensons’ house in America, we were able to pinpoint Mila’s birthplace: the seaside village of Beauveis. As soon as I departed the library, I started heading to the sea.To be completely honest, I was
“She is well,” Charlotte said hesitantly. “She is clearly working through a lot of things in her own head. This is a difficult time for her, you see.”“I can imagine,” I murmured.Alexander, who had been silently staring me down for the last ten minutes, cleared his throat and finally spoke. “If I m
ISABELLAI was undercover once again.I had made it to the Fresonian embassy before the Bensons arrived home, effectively blowing my cover and exposing my deception to them. Charles and Joseph had assured me safe passage from the embassy back to Europe, where I was going to be sent to Abernathy to d
CHARLESJoseph and I were gathered in the war room deep within the castle, reviewing protections and protocol for a siege, my parents and a few other royal advisors also present. I was repeating the intel that Isabella had managed to capture in Abernathy when a messenger burst into the room, his fac