Chapter 32

• “This is the future queen, Lady Allissa. Once she is crowned, I expect you all to refer to her as her highness or her majesty. For today, Lady Allissa will be just fine.” Winifred patted my hand with a smile.
• “We should have a toast to our future queen,” Cleo said, motioning one of the servers over. The server handed us each a drink as Cleo raised hers in the air. “To our queen. May she lead our pack with wisdom and grace.”
• I wasn’t buying this act at all, and I knew something else was up her sleeves. The ladies all lifted their glasses up, and I joined them. Toasting to myself. To my surprise, the drink was sparkling, with a hint of alcohol. It had a unique aged grape flavoring. “That is our kingdom’s finest wine. Of course you know all about our ancient vineyards as our future queen, right?”