Chapter 71

I ran upstairs to the third floor of the Lyall Palace, where the guests’ bedchambers were located. As soon as I reached the door at the end of the halfway, I pounded my fist on the sturdy wood. I don’t care if it’s the middle of the night; I need to speak with the occupant of the room.

“Princess Selina?” a voice came from behind me. I turned to see Jasper peeking out from an open door across the hall. He looked dumbfounded to see me. “What are you doing here?”

I could ask him the same thing because I know that’s not his assigned bedchamber. I walked towards him and his expression turned into a deep concern. The duke stepped out of the room, closing the door behind him.

He looked ridiculous in his silk pajamas and nightcap.

“You can't be here,” he said, his eyes combing the dimly lit hallway for signs of life. “What if other people–”

I grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him down to crash my lips into his.

When Henry said I could not have a lover while he had one, he failed to co