Milena stepped back and bowed politely. She lowered her head enough to let out a discreet little sigh. She had expected to see Prince Ellias at this Hunt, but not to run into him so soon. She had been dreading this moment. Milena somewhat wished they would be two days later already, so her fate would be fixated and not constantly worrying her all the time. She would probably be busier than ever, but at least she would know where to stand with both Princes!
In any case, she was sure she would never marry the young Duke de Winter. She'd rather stay alone, and she was pretty sure her father would allow that for her. She wasn't the heiress of the House De Crescent anyway, and with three older brothers in line, she had no real obligation to marry at all costs if she didn't want to. She had oth
