Chapter 47

• The envoy to the palace was somber. Dark clouds dimmed the night sky, obstructing the stars from being viewed, the full moon peeking through the heavy clouds. The carriage did not feel like it was carrying only one Princess. It was as heavy as carrying a catastrophe to come. My hands were fisted inside. My jaw would clench and unclench. My eyes never ran out of fresh tears.
• I have been betrayed. By the only man I ever loved.
• I have been wronged. By the cruel fate that tied Deyanira and I’s life together.