Chapter 114 The Return Home

• Victor handed Rex a heavy parchment sealed with the unmistakable crest of the royal court.
• "They are officially inviting you to the palace," Victor announced, his fingers clumsily working the buttons of the crisp white shirt he had just hastily thrown back on. "It seems Her Majesty the Queen has something of urgent importance to discuss with you."
• Harriet, now draped in nothing but a thin, scandalously sheer pale pink nightgown, did not hesitate for a fraction of a second to boldly wrap her slender arms around Victor's rigid neck.