#Chapter 54 - Where It All Started

Eloise’s POV A wave of emotions rippled throughout my body when we arrived in Normand. This was where everything started–my marriage to Xavier, and the plan to end his life. So much time had passed and while I was much closer to achieving my goal, things became more complicated and I hadn’t expected them to. I didn’t think that I’d fall victim to my charade. When we dismounted the horse and were greeted by familiar Normand guards, Xavier led me down the hall of the surprisingly still cold castle to the parlor where we sealed our marriage. Xavier closed the door behind us. “Eloise, I wanted to start this conversation by saying that I truly am grateful for you helping Belinda during her time of need.” “On top of that, you also saved one of my cities. You’ve done so much since becoming Lady of the Leonards and I’m not sure words can truly depict how appreciative I am of you.” He smiled at me. Before I could get