#CHAPTER 87: Duties of a Princess

MAEVE POV I glanced at the overhead clock. 10:20 o’clock… And I was supposed to be at the palace in ten minutes! I was cutting it close. Very close. Dr. Meadows’ clinic was, by no means, far away from the palace. Not only was it within two miles of Mona Road, but we had even finished with nearly forty minutes to spare. What I’d forgotten to take into account was the tests she’d ordered following my appointment. Peeing in a cup was not quite an experience I thought I’d ever have, but what was done was done and I wanted to forget the whole thing happened. And then there was the bloodwork, which was my first time being poked and prodded by needles. Of course, it didn’t help that my veins were smaller than average and required more pokes and prods than I’d like. And then there were my clothes, which were completely—and horrifyingly—inappropriate to wear in the presence of the Luna Queen, of all people. Yesterday, I’d been advised by the receptionist over the ph