The door of the Adam Chambers opened, and they finally entered their chambers after several arguments with Serena's father, the king, and the queen.
Adam and Rhynera stepped inside first, Behind him drifted Serena, her head slightly bowed but her eyes glinting with secret satisfaction.
"Welcome, Your Highness," the servants murmured as one. Their voices wavered.
They could sense the tension before them. The news had spread ever since word reached the palace that Serena would bear the Crown Prince's child.
For years, the household had respected Rhynera despite her temper and her endless sparring with Lumina now someone else threatened to take her place.
Rhynera stood at the far end of the chamber. Her fingers, pale and slim, tightened around the edge of a carved chair.
She had always prided herself on keeping the household running smoothly, never letting her quarrels with Lumina spill into rudeness with the staff.
