"Are you ready, Jemma?" He held out his hand, and I clasped it.
I shook my head and took another deep breath as I walked out of the room and then walked down the red carpet with my parents on either side of me. We entered the throne room, and I saw Cassius standing on the raised platform. He looked so handsome in a black three-piece suit with a blue vest. He had several medals attached to a sash across his chest. He was wearing the furred robed I had seen in the vault. A sparkling golden crown encrusted with jewels set upon his head. He stood with a stoic expression as my parents lead me into the room. Our eyes met, and for a moment, he was all that mattered. His parents flanked him. Terry was dressed similarly and Isabelle had on a blue dress that resembled mine but was less
