Chapter 45

• "I'm Sorry. I just wanted to get Kathy away from Prince Lucas," Peony whispered; tears falling down her narrow features.
• Karida scoffed as she turned to Lucas.
• "See what you've done?" Karida barked at him; he stared at her and pressed his lips together. He was biting his tongue before he said something he truly regretted. "That's what happens when you sleep with every pretty face that crosses your path. You make jealous ex-lovers that try to kill the queen."