Chapter 333

Rose staggered a step back. Her breath was coming faster now. She shook her head. No. No. Women were not allowed to rule. No woman had ever ruled. That was what the books said. She then gasped as she realised that they said ‘No woman had ever ruled Ashenmore,’ not ‘No woman can ever rule Ashenmore.’

She had misunderstood all along.

“Do you remember your thirteenth, fifteenth, and eighteenth birthdays?” King Cain asked, stepping beside his wife.

Rose gazed at him, going deathly pale. How could she forget? She nodded slowly, tears brimming.

“Each time, I asked you what your dream was, remember?” King Cain continued. “You said you wanted to find a kind man, marry him, and live happily ever after. You never mentioned the throne. That’s why I arranged suitors for you and focused on training Ron instead. Despite being a strong, highly skilled young woman, we thought you just wanted to live a peaceful life. If you had simply told us you wanted the crown, we would ha