Chapter 93

*Valerie*

The door flings open, Prince Xander giving me a quick glance before he steps aside and the king saunters in. I watch him with interest, gauging his gait and the way he seems to lumber, like his body is far too heavy for him now.

He looks older in the light, his wrinkles deep and his hair unmanaged and unruly. Xander watches his father for a moment with a small frown and a look of longing