Chapter 23

“I wanted to.” Abby’s simple admission made the King smile and he couldn’t help but tousle her hair.

But before the King could say something, Abby beat him to it with a confused expression on her

face.

“Where are Alyssa and Reyna?” Abby waited all evening, but the two were nowhere to be seen.

At the mention of their names, Micah’s almost smiling face fell so fast, Abby regretted saying something and ruining the moment. But then she saw his face harden and realized something was really wrong.

“What happened?” Abby couldn’t help asking when Micah didn’t say anything for a really long.

moment.

Under her probing gaze, the King let her know that they were sent away. “I sent them to the laundry.

room.

Laundry room?

It was a hard place to work at. Especially for maids like them.

“Why?” Abby asked immediately but all she got was a narrowed look from the King.

Abby realized she didn’t need to ask anymore. They were sent away because of the incident in the morning.

She immediately felt bad as she could tell they were being punished for something that they did unintentionally. She didn’t hesitate to ask them to be released, saying she wanted them back.

“But,” Micah started, but Abby cut him off saying they were just caught off guard and the King couldn’t refuse her when she asserted her stance on this matter.

“Alright,” he agreed to her request so fast Abby couldn’t believe it.

However, her happiness was short–lived as the King had something important to say to her.

“A mating ceremony?” Abby couldn’t help but stiffen.

His meeting with the Elders in the morning was actually about this, where they emphasized how the people were all very eager to see their future queen.

Micah felt bad for her. He knew she needed time, but his hands were tied in this matter when they wouldn’t listen to him no matter what. And so here Micah was, informing Abby the one thing he thought about all day, knowing fully well she wasn’t ready yet.

“Yes, where you would be introduced to the people,” Micah told her softly.

Hearing this, Abby was even more dumbfounded… introduced… to… people…”

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when every word

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Micah continued even though he could tell

all. She didn’t know what to do. “Future queen?” she repeated

ceremony would be held, the King’s

no use knowing when it would be held, no

could let any intrusive thoughts

wanting to divert her attention. “You

about the mating ceremony right now. She would think about it later, when she was much calmer and stopped feeling the urge to run to the mountains just at

down from her sister, Hanna. Or to be more precise, the clothes she didn’t want and threw to her as some charity. Meaning, they

  • her at all.

said, not making any comments

Micah was unhappy about her previous clothes, he could pretty much guess whose handiwork

would meet the seamstress

of two women and when she opened her eyes, she saw both Alysaa and Reyna beaming

Lady Abby,”

said, as she avoided mentioning the cause of

really happy you spoke up for

for being right about them. These

other hand, forget about resentment, they didn’t even feel unfair for being punished for their unintentional actions. When they realized that they made her feel uncomfortable in a place she was new to, they felt shameful in fact. They crossed a line

them when the guards came to the laundry

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fetch themselves back.

they learned Abby wanted

was really kind and they were more than

spoke mysteriously as she ushered Abby into the washroom with Alyssa. only they didn’t follow her into the

would take one step at a time, they decided to wait for Abby to become

her breakfast Alyssa and Reyna prepared for her. Abby found herself waiting to meet the

Ella, the seamstress, walked into

lady.” Ella greeted her politely. Her expression

own assistant to set the tools and things she needed before sending the

Abby, her two maids and Ella in

the seamstress was already aware of her scars, apparently Micah had

and also the things she needed to pay attention to while she worked on her

do you have any particular requests for your dresses?” Ella asked,

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