"What?" Lady Sophia asked, walking between them once more, her eyes wide. "Charlotte was the one who attacked me?"
"That is not true!" Charlotte yelled, turning to Prince Alexander. She brushed past Lady Sophia, her hand going to gently cup his face. "You know that is not it. You are mistaken, my love."
"No, I do not believe so. Last night when I came to check on you before going back to Lady Sophia, I heard you murmur. You said it yourself. You want her dead." It was circumstantial, barely able to prove anything, but he had his suspicions. She, had held an uncanny semblance to the woman in the veil, however.
He did hope he did not have to doubt her. She was still the woman he felt the closest to adoration for, and he hoped she had not resorted to such extreme measures.
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