LOGINLillian’s POVThe crowd slowly quieted, everyone gathering around the stage. I stayed nearer to the back, grateful that the guard didn’t push me forward, though I was certain he would stop me from trying to leave altogether.“I thank you all for joining us today in the celebration of my daughter’s e
The maid turned to me. “Miss, it’s time for you to dress. Your presence is required at the ceremony.”I eyed the maid. She was a frail thing. She wouldn’t be able to force me.“If I refuse?” I asked.Her blank expression did not change. “Either I can help you dress or the guards can force you. I thi
Lillian’s POV“Should we bring the evidence with us?” Calvin asked.“Too risky,” my father said. “Leave it here until the time for speeches tonight. Then I will retrieve it and we will convince everyone to see Grayson as we see him.”“He’ll wish he stayed in that coma,” Calvin laughed.My father did
My own anger stirred. I was not my family’s punching bag any longer. For now, at least, until Grayson decided he was done with me, I was Luna Princess.I was done letting myself be treated like a criminal, worthy of manipulative and apathetic punishment from the people who were supposed to love me t
Lillian’s POV“What do you want, Maren?” I asked flatly.Maren pouted, but it was false, directly conflicting with the delight sparkling in her eyes. “Is that any way to treat a concerned sister who came to visit you? Maybe I missed you.”“We just saw each other at the palace,” I said. “And you’ve n
“You don’t have to say them. You just need to sign the confession.” My father plucked a single sheet of paper from the desktop and handed it to me. On it was a neatly typed confession, done at a typewriter, with everything my father said, as if I had been the one saying it. “I’ve already done all th







