Ariana
I caught myself looking into the crowd a couple of times feeling fear that Conner could be there, and had to remind myself that he couldn’t possibly be. Noah tried to hide it from me, but I accidentally found the notice on the desk. Conner had been executed. It was over. I felt sad for his pack and his family, but he kidnapped a royal.
Pushing all thoughts of him out of my mind, I smiled and greeted the next person. I was out on tour on my brother’s behalf. People were already disappointed that they weren’t seeing the king, so I had to give them extra special attention. I needed to make sure that they all felt special.
By the time we returned to the hotel, my cheeks were aching! I had forgotten how taxing it could be to be a royal. I used to go with my parents when I was much you
