Chapter 36. Who Are You?

Peter shrunk under the Queen’s stare. From the look on her face and the tone of her voice, he could tell that she was not pleased.

He stepped away from the door, allowing her entrance into the room. He closed the door behind her, bowing once more.

“Your highness, I must apologise for the part I played in all of this. I should have adviced his grace against it. We should never have brought her here.”

Madeline looked down at him. As he stood with his head bowed in humility and submission, she could not find it in her to channel her anger towards him. Especially not after he had spoken so calmly and taken full responsibility for what Lancelot had done.

But his apology was not enough. This issue had to be handled, and they had to do so carefully. But first, she had to know who the woman that had thrown her whole family into turmoil was and why she was here.

Lancelot’s bethroted, Eva Relish’s father was a senior member of the council. If he found out that La