Julian snuck back into the Verona's Royal Palace with a pouch filled with a lot of gold.
He was excited and eager to invite Rowena to have dinner with him and then tell her the truth that while he was curious about his background and family, he preferred the current life he had with her now.
"So... if you don't mind, would you like to run away with me again?" Julian rehearsed the lines he would say to Rowena.
It was why Julian was incredibly surprised that when he returned to his room and tried to visit Rowena, he didn't see her around.
Instead, there was actually a letter stuck in the door that was addressed to him.
[I went out to the library with Liam. Will see you later.]
Julian lowered the letter from his hand with a sigh of defeat.
He knew for a fact that Prince Liam also liked Rowena, not as much as Julian loved her—but with enough infatuation and passion that the young crown prince was certainly up to no good.
