Chapter 15. I Will Always Come for You (3)

Emily Maine came right up to Aaron and hugged him.

“Hi Ronnie. How are you holding up, cousin? I heard about Ethan and your parents-”

“And my crown,” Aria spat out.

Prince Troy looked between the cousins and gave Aria an apologetic look. He met Lady Emily Maine as he was entering the palace and she said that she had come to see her cousin. Prince Troy didn’t know that the cousins weren’t friendly.

“That too,” Emily acknowledged. “For whatever it’s worth, I really am sorry. That’s really all I’m here to say.”

Aria looked at Emily still holding onto Aaron and he went right back to being unsafe, right back to being the man who left her, would leave her again. Aaron followed her gaze to Emily and he took a few steps away from the one cousin in favour of the other. But Aria backed up too.

“The ball gown looks lovely on you, Your Majesty,” Troy flattered, wanting to ease some of the tension in the air.

“Thank you, Your Highness. You have great tas