CHAPTER 15

          Romaine feigned feeling ill for dinner and took it in her rooms to avoid another confrontation with the King and the Queen. Kingston told her Brent would be outside her door while he ate, but if she needed anything, he would be only a phone call away.

          Her cheeks reddened before Kingston left her, that smoldering gaze of his glancing hard at her face. She hated that Kingston saw her flash of weakness but was thankful the man hadn’t said a word about it the rest of the day.

          Now that she was finally alone, Romaine decided to have a very quick bite and then just relax after that long hard day. She nibbled at freshly caught fish and salad but lost her appetite after a couple of bites and pushed the plate away.

          She got off the table, kicked off h