A Royal Welcome

Stella

The bus finally lurches to a stop after what feels like forever, and I take a deep, steadying breath as I peer out the fogged window.

Despite my lingering nausea and the sadness still clouding my mood after last night, awe rises in my chest as I take in the enormous, sprawling mansion that’s waiting for us.

Prince Lucius really wasn’t kidding when he said we would be staying at his family’s