Chapter 74. The Search for Kate

Lillian’s POV

I returned to the palace to see Mother so she could see that I had returned safe and sound. She had been worried about me before I left and had adamantly refused to leave the palace.

She would be surprised to see me. I didn’t tell her that I would be coming home today. I hurried toward her quarters, hoping to see her.

“Mother!” I pushed the door to her room open and met her maidens. They froze when they saw me and fidgeted with their clothes.

I narrowed my eyes at them. “Where is my mother?” I asked, glancing at each of them in the room. The bed was empty, and my mother wasn’t in it.

“Princess,” one of the maidens stepped forward.

“I said where my mother is. I believe you should give me answers to that.”

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