The next days passed by slowly, and since the time the King had announced about their wedding that would be taking place in a month, Madeline had started to count the days backwards. The more time passed, the more isolated she was from the world and people, which she once belonged to.
Life in the castle was easy, and Madeline was trying to get used to it. Trying to let reality sink in her mind while still trying to tiptoe around Calhoun as his gaze was always on her when they were in the same room. She didn't understand the way Calhoun loved her, because it felt like he was obsessed with her. Even if she went to hide in some corner of the castle, a maid or the King's right-hand man would be there to retrieve her, telling how the King was summoning her.
