Chapter 41

Amelia

I step out of the shower and clad myself in a sundress in my closet. It struck me then that I have been wearing these a lot. I head to Nickolas’s main room door, not our adjourning one. I knock but no answer and knock again.

Each knock reverberates through the silence, the sound echoing in the empty hallway. Seconds stretch into eternity as I wait for a response, but none comes.

With a hesitant hand, I reach for the doorknob and push the door open, the creaking hinges breaking the quiet of the room. He made it very clear about wanting me to come over once I was done.

“Your Majesty?” I call out softly, stepping into the room and closing the door behind me with a gentle click.

The room is bathed in a soft, golden light filtering through the pulled-back curtains, but there’s no sign of Nickolas.

I also didn’t make the mistake of calling him by his name as I did last night and this morning. Perhaps he pardoned my slip-up, considering