Chapter 54: The Alpha Prince’s Princess

Chapter 54: The Alpha Prince’s Princess

They were not outside amidst the splendid array of food and ale already adorning tables at which no one was seated. She checked the hallway she had come from, struggling to open the heavy doors alone. The ladies were not in there either. She forced her way back outside, making some of her dark curls tumble out of their elegant bun in the process. She left them like that. She could go back to her room or she could investigate. She undid her hair. It was easier to think without all her curls piled atop her head.

“Letting loose already?” Joked her father.

Her father was dressed for the banquet too and that put her at ease.

“I heard nobles tend to be fashionably late,” he said, holding out his hand to her.

She took his hand and he led her to a magnificent fountain near the middle of the courtyard.

“Night widows!” She exc