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HARLOW
A vase of lilies sat in the center of the table, the long stems extending to
beautiful white flowers on top. Condensation formed on the surface of the
glass like the flowers had just been picked that morning. My eyes glazed
over as I stared at the flowers in the center, listening to Atticus speak to
Violet beside him.
“How’s your family?” he asked, handsome in his buttoned coat and
trousers.
“They’re well,” she said. “But Mother has been slowing down without my
father around…”
“I’m sorry to hear that.”
“My mother is pressuring me to marry. As an only child, I don’t have a
brother to head the household.”
It took all my strength not to roll my eyes.
Atticus clearly didn’t know what to say to that because he didn’t say
anything at all. The awkward silence stretched until Atticus turned his gaze
to the same flowers I stared at.
I decided to jump in. “Want my advice, Violet?” I turned to look at her
head-on. “Don’t wait for a man to save you. Save yourself. Advice my
mother gave me that I impart to you.”
Violet seemed to take that as an insult because she silently excused herself
from the table.
Atticus released a quiet sigh before he looked at me. “Why do you do that?”
“What?” The room was full of the stewards of the other Kingdoms,
stewards who served King Rolfe—my father. It was a luncheon, the kind of
social event that my father despised but my mother encouraged. According
to her, there were other ways of earning loyalty besides demanding it.
“Don’t what me, Harlow.”
I rolled my eyes and looked away. “There’s nothing less attractive than a
desperate woman. Please tell me you’re smart enough not to fall for that
ploy.”
“But you don’t need to be rude.”
“She was rude first.”
“How?”
“Because she only wants you for something—since you’re the future king.
When a woman’s affection for my brother is true, then I won’t be rude.” I
looked away again, ignoring the food on my plate.
“We don’t know if I’m the future king. You’re the eldest.”
“But I’m a woman.”
“You know Father doesn’t care about that.”
“But he also knows I’ve got a mouth that breathes fire just like a dragon.”
He cracked a smile even though he tried to hide it. “You’re right about
that.”
The musicians stopped their song, and all the chatter in the hall died away.
Our attention turned to the double doors that would soon open. I had to shift
in my chair to see past the enormous vase that was too big for the table.
Then the trumpets started, and the servants opened both doors
simultaneously, revealing my father in his king’s uniform, his sword at his
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