Chapter 28 

~Valeria ~ Ugh! I can’t stand my sister, but it still feels wrong to dig through her things. That guilt doesn’t last long—not when I start uncovering everything she stole from me. I rummage through her drawers until my hand lands on a small notepad. Opening it, I realize it’s a diary. A full invasion of privacy, sure, but I don’t care. She deserves it. Entry One: This is my new diary. The last one is filled… blah blah blah, I hate Valeria, blah blah blah… Entry Two: The night of the mate festival… I’m going to be a princess! A prince asked me to be his mate. Well… a bastard prince, but it’s a start. I told him not to mark me yet, insisting we should court properly, but that’s only a ruse. My real plan is to meet his brothers—the legitimate princes. One of them will be easy enough to charm, and then I’ll secure a higher seat as princess. At least, that’s what Mother says. And the funniest part of the night is that Valeria got rejected! Entry Three: Valeria has not come out of her room s