My plate is taken away, barely touched. First time ever… not a good sign, I can tell you.
They are all now talking about something else. I have no idea, as my heart beat is in my ears, somehow, even though my heart is in my stomach and my stomach is in my feet, full of boulders.
My breathing shortens as I struggle to even breathe, as I look at Killian. He hasn’t touched or looked at me once since we walked in here.
I’m his shame to carry. I’m an embarrassment.
It’s happening again.
“Queen Evangeline…” Someone calls my name and I force my eyes up to theirs.
Queen… I’m not good enough to be queen. I don’t want to be queen.
I'm an embarrassment... Stuck in a place where people hardly smile or laugh. Where everyone pretends to be someone they’re not. Where I don’t even want to put on a
