Maeve POV
No.
Not Sarah.
Anybody but Sarah!
My blood ran cold. Of all people, she was the absolute last person I wanted to find out about this… apart from one other person. As the biggest gossip I knew, maybe even in the whole kingdom—she would not hesitate to make this spread like wildfire before I could try to tame the flames.
“Sarah, I’m begging you,” I urged, grabbing her hand tightly, ignoring the blatant look of disgust she threw at me. “Don't mention this to anyone. Let me talk to Father first.”
Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect from talking with him.
Under normal circumstances, this would be enough to kick any unmarried daughter out of a pack, but I was the illegitimate mutt of Moonstone and Father made himself quite clear: I would never be able to leave his supervisi
