-Isabella-
After lunch, we returned to the castle, our hands grasping large bags. I was somewhat surprised by Lily and the queen. The ‘interrogation’ hadn’t unfolded as I had expected. While they did ask me questions, they didn’t press for answers. If I hesitated, I didn’t have to respond.
This lack of pressure gradually transformed my anger into a flickering flame that I wasn’t even sure how to sustain. The only reason I felt compelled to cling to that anger was that they lived here and were mated to the king and the beta. That was it! I had nothing else.
It is all so confusing, I thought, as Lily gently led me back to my room and set some of the bags down. She had primarily bought clothes for me, and I still wasn’t sure why.
“Look! I’m going to try to get Octavia to wear this,” Li
