Chapter 9 The King's Sinful Desires 2

• “Your Grace, you should at least smile. It is, after all, your party.” Harper spoke as she helped me dress.
• Tonight, the castle was hosting a ball in celebration of both my birthday and Ellie's. Strange, how she was born on the exact same day I was.
• “Tonight, the castle celebrates my young niece who turns eighteen. I should be at the border, backing patrol, rather than joining the party. I’m too old for this.”