The Heir's Secret Child: A Royal Scandal
Everyone in the room froze; Beatrice let out a sharp, wounded cry.
“I… I didn’t! Someone put that there…I’m telling you, I’ve never even seen it before!” Her voice rang desperate, looking to Catherine, to Isla, to anyone for support. But everyone was too shocked to move.
King Arthur was swift, his pride stung from the Drakonhelm insult. “Theft will not be tolerated. Guards, escort this thief out of the Palace immediately!”
Beatrice was marched off, her protests drowned out by the thick, gossipy murmurs around. Catherine watched, her heart pounding with relief and sickening guilt.