Chapter 106

**ASHTON**

I had intentionally concealed the recent happening in the palace from my mate knowing how she would have reacted if informed. I saw how she was engaged, running about the place nonstop trying to make sure today was a success.

It was something I didn't think anyone could do apart from my mother. From the way I saw my mother watching her every movement closely with small smiles mindless smiles etched on her face, I knew she was proud of her.

Don't be mistaken. I was not fine with it. Normally, the Queen was not expected to carry out these things as they were the major works of the welfare team. However, seeing as she had insisted and my mother had adamantly supported her, I knew there was little to nothing I could have done about it.

And I liked it.

It only irked me as I was not often around most of the time to enjoy watching her from my window up there as she talked to someone, wiped sweats off her brows, mumbled things I craved to hear to herself- thinking no one was seeing