There was a little bit of a cold war between Tatiana and the previous queen, mostly because this latter had ruled for over two centuries, and she was opposed to change.
Tatiana reasoned that she might not appreciate her kind much either.
Tatiana went to sleep each day as soon as dinner was over, thus avoiding Liam at night much like he did during the day. He might have not been avoiding her per se, but he wasn’t going out of his way to talk to her either. After her rejection of the kiss, the day she had first stood up to queen Alexia, he sure made himself scarce.
She was in the gardens, thinking by herself, when the she-devil herself showed up.
“Why hello there, dear,” Liam’s mother’s greeting was nothing if not fake.
“Hello,” Tatiana made sure to inject her tone with as much fei
