Twenty-One: Princess Ashden I’d never walked down a city street. I’d never spent much time in the city, not really. I’d gone to the opera, and art museums, and I’d gone to charity events. But I’d never walked through a city street, like a normal person. Let alone in jeans and a t-shirt, holding hands with my guard who probably was in love with me. As we made our way to the University, I let myself imagine that we were just a boy and a girl. With no responsibilities. No horrifying pasts to deal with. Just the future in front of us and the past behind. If we had been, I would have kissed him again. But I wasn’t just any girl. I was the future Queen of Continuar, and I was pregnant with another mans child. I couldn’t let myself. I didn’t even know what would happen when I got bac