Chapter 35

“Tsk tsk tsk. The future queen should not walk around with that thing.” “It’s revolting.” I resisted the urge to roll my eyes at the condescending murmurs that greeted CaVaughn and I as we stepped into the meeting room. The queen tilted her head to one side in surprise. Ashton and the king paused whatever they were arguing about as we came in. King Caden already looked pretty angry, but when his eyes landed on CaVaughn his fury evolved. “Get her away from him and get him out of here!” he commanded one of the guards. CaVaughn smiled as the man inched closer to us. “Don’t make this mistake.” “I-I have orders from the king,” he stuttered with faux bravery. “Elizabeth, please come with me.” “Why?” I asked, folding my arms. His eyes bulged at my question, as if the answer was glaringly obvious. “He is dangerous! There’s no telling what he’ll do.” “Well I trust him, so...” I shrugged. The man glanced back at the king, and his red hot glare made him start sweating nervously. I was starting to