Chapter 72

Danika was in shock when she followed the king. Moved to the fourth bedroom—to the royal quarters! Tears burned the back of her eyes when it finally sunk in. Heavens. She had missed the floral scent of a royal bedroom. The sizeable space. The vast room. She had missed all of this, and now they’d move her to a royal bedroom in the royal quarters.

They cut through another hallway, and Danika tried her best not to panic because of his summons, not knowing what was going through his head. Would he punish her? She didn’t know if it would be a punishment for the way she put her hands on him in court or punishment for the way Remeta was addressing her.

When they cut through another hallway, she noticed his steps got slower, his breathing a labored, as if he had sprinted a mile.

His leg! She knew this instantly, and her gaze lowered to watch his right leg from behind.

He seemed to be in great pain and needed a body to lean on to relieve the pressure on that leg. But