Substitute Queen's Revenge
"Mary, Aunt Dina has been thinking about you all this time. You should have returned long ago. Aunt Dina has been unable to eat or sleep peacefully, and I was worried too. We were afraid that Thornhaven would go back on their word. Thank goodness you've returned safely."
Mary straightened up. Her eyes were red, yet there were few tears. During her years in Thornhaven, she had cried until there were no more tears left.
"Mother, after the old king of Thornhaven died, his son took the throne, and I became the dowager queen," she said. "But that beast still tried to take me as his own!"
Dina's expression darkened instantly, fury surging within her.
"What! How dare he be so shameless, completely
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