**Rosalie's POV
“Your mother would be proud of you," Cerina said, standing next to me, looking over my mother's tomb. This was for Ethan to hear so that we wouldn't make him suspicious.
In my mindlink, however, I heard Cerina's disapproval. 'Your Majesty, this is too dangerous. Please reconsider performing the ritual!'
'Cerina, I'll be fine. I haven't been using my powers much recently,' I replied. I knew what she was worried about.
Ethan seemed to sense something, and he glanced toward me with a look that reminded me that it was time to leave. However, we were far from achieving the goal of this trip.
I needed to say something aloud so that Ethan wouldn't suspect Cerina and I were conversing via mindlink, so I asked Cerina, “My father told me she died from disease and that they
