Cassy pov.
My heart thudded like crazy as I stared at my birth parents without blinking. Okay. I thought I was ready to face them. I guess I wasn’t ready to be caught red-handed by them. Fiddling with my icy fingers, I stole a glance at Elliot. He, too, stared at them. I knew he was anxious, however, his face remained expressionless.
Gulping, I glanced between mom and dad. Both of them were clearly confused and perhaps shocked.
“I think we need to talk.....in private,” Mom murmured.
Dad’s eyebrows were knitted in a deep frown. His expression was stern and scary. I had never seen him like that during the time I was in the Palace. He was either fun and jovial or serious while dealing with the royal duties. I had never seen him that angry. He was fuming. His jaw clenched from time to t
