Letty's POVI had never wanted a crown.That was the first thought that crossed my mind when I woke up that morning, before I even opened my eyes, before I remembered what day it was. It arrived the way dread always did, quiet, uninvited, and impossible to shake.I lay still for a long moment, staring at the ceiling of my chambers, and let the sounds of the castle wash over me.They were footsteps, quick and overlapping, moving in every direction at once. And voices, low and urgent, rising and falling through the stone corridors with doors opening and doors closing, same with orders being shouted somewhere far below, muffled by distance and thick walls.Faint clang of weapons can be heard being checked, sharpened, arranged and the hurried movement of servants carrying linens and flowers and trays of things I didn't want to think about.Something was happening, something big and somehow, even half-asleep, I already knew exactly what it was.Today was the day. The day they would officia
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