Chapter 44

I went into a lengthy tale of my true identity, how Esmeralda had my royal parents killed to get the throne, all the way to the kidnapping I did a couple of months back. All the while, she listened to the story with her eyes wide open and her mouth agape. Never would she have thought that she was dealing with the rightful heir to the throne. “So that’s why I hate her as much as you do,” I finished. “Unbelievable,” she said with an awestruck look on her face. “To think that you’re...