Chapter 46. A Familiar Scent

Nina POV

“Where are you going, my princess?” Lizzy asked, confused.

“To see Queen Rebecca,” I said, standing up from the bed.

A look of horror flashed on their faces, and they exchanged a nervous glance.

“Why, my princess?” Ali started, but I stopped her.

“Do I now have to be interrogated?” My words rolled out harshly, more than I expected.

“Sorry,” Lizzy bit her lip and lowered her head.

I sighed. I didn’t mean to shout at them. I think I’m just worked up, not after knowing that I had been sharing the same space with Ryder’s betrothed. And he didn’t even care to tell me.

I wondered what other secrets he had been hiding from me.

I just want to meet the queen and lay out my reasons for coming here in the first place, which is reclaiming my pack’s ownership. After that, I’ll have to walk out of here.

I had barely spent a few days here but it already feels so fucking suffocating.

“Look, I really had to leave,” my