Chapter 11

“What about you?” I turned to see Julian walking towards me. He was scowling and was still red in the face. Humiliation and anger do that to people. When I looked over behind him, I saw the entire tour group was watching us. “You’re the future empress, but you look like you’re clueless about it, like the rest of us.”

“Of course not.” I raised my chin in the air. “Henry told me about it all.”

It was a lie, but they don’t need to know that.

“So you approve of this?”

I don’t, but my stepmother’s words rang in my ears. People loved Henry and his mother and they supported the Royal Family’s decisions. I needed them to love me, too.

“The king does not need my approval to do anything. It’s his kingdom,” I said, earning several nods and murmurs from the group. “He knows it better than anyone. Now, if you’ll excuse me...”

I left the quad, and as soon as I was far enough from the group, I made a turn to one of the buildings and hid there, trying to calm myself. Although I was born and rais