Chapter 56

Tori flicked her hair slowly, her ruby eyes never leaving his sapphire ones. She gave Prince Lauren a sugary smile that could fool anyone except the two princes. “Have you forgotten that I am a Vesta candidate, Your Highness? I will be queen no matter who is the king.” Tori did not blink under his scrutinizing eyes which earned her a nonchalant shrug from Prince Lauren.

“Never forget the last part of our deal, Lady Victoria. The information in this scroll is mine alone to own.”

You are really Prince Corean’s older brother.

“You have my word, Your Highness.”

Tori’s grin could not be contained with the way things were moving around her. Looking outside the window, Tori’s eyes glinted while watching beggars fight for a piece of bread. They reminded her of nobles fighting for an ounce of power. Glancing slyly at the first prince without turning to him, Tori saw how immersed he was with what he was reading.

The northern region of the empire is a land of disp