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allow you to stay.” Isla reached out and cupped
Luana’s chin, forcing Luana to look at her. “Or was it that you
thought he actually loves you?”
    Luana jerked her chin from Isla’s grip,
looking away.
    “Oh my!” Isla said, throwing her head back
with a laugh. “You do think he loves you!”
    Luana gritted her teeth together, struggling
to contain the anger that boiled inside her as Isla verbally
assaulted her.
    The Princess’s tone was malicious and
deliberate. “You are nothing more than a base-born nobody who
Prince Baylin was forced to make a child with.” She smiled coldly.
“Don’t get me wrong, I’m certain he enjoyed lying with you; most
men do. In the moment, they don’t care who they are with. But rest
assured he will never see you as anything more than a slave to have
his way with.”
    Luana could not contain her anger anymore.
“Baylin does love me!”
    Luana’s anger only fueled Isla’s malcontent.
“You silly little fool. You think because he dotes on you that he
loves you? His only concern is that little bastard in your belly.
As soon as you push the brat out, he will have no further use for
you. Once he has gone to battle for me and rid Mirstone of the
troll epidemic, he will take me for his Queen.”
    Luana wanted to hit the Princess. She wanted
to reach out, wrap her hands around her neck and strangle her. “May
you choke on your own words. If only I could be there to see
it.”
    Princess Isla’s expression changed from
pleasure to anger. She swatted Luana across the face with the back
of her hand.
    “What is this?” Boomed Baylin’s voice as he
opened the door to the room. “Isla, why have you struck Luana?”
    “Baylin! I mean, Your Grace, I…” The
Princess stuttered, trying desperately to make up an excuse. It was
obvious she had not been expecting to get caught. She tried to
gather her poise as Baylin made his way to Luana’s side.
    Baylin looked into Luana’s eyes and stroked
her cheek. “Are you okay?”
    Luana sighed with relief. Thank the
gods. The slap was worth it for Baylin to see the Princess for
what she was. She nodded, leaning into him as he took her into his
arms and held her.
    “Well?” Baylin asked angrily. “Isla, why on
earth would you strike Luana?”
    The Princess glared at Luana in his arms.
“Had you been here a few moments earlier, you would have found it
to be necessary. She is completely disrespectful to me, Baylin! She
would not bow or show any kind of civility. She would not even
answer my simple questions. I only wished to know her better.”
    Luana struggled out of Baylin’s arms toward
Isla, reaching her hands out like claws. “You lying c—”
    “Enough!” Baylin pulled Luana back, putting
himself between the women.
    “You see?” Isla said in a wounded tone. “And
before you came in she threatened to choke me!”
    Baylin turned to Luana with a confused
expression. “You wouldn’t?”
    “Of course I didn’t!” Luana felt angry
toward Baylin for even questioning her. “She’s lying. As she has
been from the moment she showed up in Grasmere; something you
should have caught on to!”
    Isla glared at Luana. “You dare speak to the
future King of Grasmere in such a familiar tone? Further proof of
how insolent she is.”
    Luana felt the heat rush over her. “You
lying snake. You spew venomous lies from behind your teeth to hide
that disgusting forked tongue!”
    Isla’s expression flashed of rage, but she
turned her gaze to Baylin and reached a hand out, placing it on his
arm. “Baylin, you’ve known me since we were children. What could I
possibly have to gain by lying to you? We are already betrothed. I
would do nothing to upset her, for the sake of your child.”
    Luana lunged at Isla again, this time Baylin
was ready and held her back.
    “Isla, you should go back to your chamber,”
Baylin said, keeping Luana held tightly in his muscular arms. “King
Gideon will want to inform you of our plans. We leave for Mirstone
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