All eyes in the ballroom turned to us the moment we walked through those doors. Upon the prince's entrance they all lowered to a bow. Yet, once the prince held up a hand in acknowledgement, they stood straight again. The attention remained on me. Prince Cade's engagement was the talk of the capital. Many nobles who quietly opposed the royal family thrived in the fact that Prince Rylan remained unmarried despite the fact that he was eighteen. This gave them more claim to have Prince Cade sit on the throne. If our engagement went through as it had before, should Prince Rylan return from the south, he would have lost whatever hold he had as the crown prince.
One quick scan of the room told me my only ally came in the form of my brother. Mother and Father were nowhere to be found. Instead,
