The Heir's Secret Child: A Royal Scandal
“I heard the rumor. I don’t want to ask if you’re not comfortable telling me just yet, but I need you to be very careful. These palace halls are more dangerous than they seem. Trust me, I’ve been there.”
Before Catherine could reply, someone knocked on the front door. Catherine stood up to answer it.
“For you, Miss Catherine,” the person said, pressing an envelope into her hands.
She frowned. No one ever wrote to her except her mother’s friend in the market, and this wasn’t her handwriting. Elizabeth watched, concerned as Catherine opened the seal.
What she read made her heart stop.
There, in harsh black ink, was a single line: “I know about your secret.”