Capítulo 11: Chapter 11

"Highness," Kallaar greeted her. "I'm glad you were able to slip away. Those soldiers who shadow you behave more like jailers than bodyguards."

Shanna wrinkled her nose. "You are more correct than I like admitting." She reached into the hidden pocket in her corset and pulled out the tightly folded papers she'd slipped in there. She caught the look in Kallaar's eyes before he lifted them from her bodice to meet her gaze. She quirked a brow, and he only grinned.

But when she held out the papers, he grasped her wrist and pulled her close, his other arm sliding around her waist. "Are you truly well, dearest queen? You seem troubled."