Bab 9: Peak anxiety

Zuri twitched in her sleep, her face tense. The image of her conversation with Simon kept replaying in her mind, like a tape that kept playing over and over again, unable to stop. While her body slept, her mind was busy processing the new things she had learned about Liam, the man who had become her husband and filled her days with so many emotions.

While death threats are commonplace for Princess Elara, it is Liam who is the assassin's target this time. Why would a mobster target him, as if his life was as precious as that of a great leader? Princess Elara churned inwardly, protesting this logic. Liam was not a king who led a kingdom and an army. He was a simple businessman.