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Izzy’s POV “How are you doing, sis?” I ask Jan after sitting down beside her for lunch. Before she has a chance to answer me, though, Prince Victor sits down on the other side of me! I give him a quick greeting to be polite, and turn back to my sister. “I’m going to be fine,” she says in a tone that I can almost find that answer believable. “Really?” I ask doubtfully. “This is certainly not turning out to be the fabulous birthday celebration I had envisioned, that’s for sure,” Jan tells me with a rueful grimace. “But someday I’ll probably look back and laugh about it. Any other birthday after this one is bound to be better by comparison, am I right?” “Oh, is today your birthday?” Prince Victor chimes into the conversation with a huge smile. I suppose if I had wanted to have