Maria felt like she was on fire from the mixture of passion and embarrassment she felt, and quickly turned to go into her room in case Arthur decided to look back down the hallway at her.
What was it with these men leaving her breathless in the hallway?
She closed her door, locked it and groaned as she let her body slide down the door so that she could sit on the floor.
"Oh, dear," she heard a voice say, and she whipped her head up to find Alexandria sitting at the table with her hand over her heart.
'Shit,' Maria thought to herself because she forgot she had told the maid that she would see her after dinner.
"Are you alright, my Lady?" The woman questioned as she got up and approached the princess who sat on the floor, looking absolutely defeated.
"These men might be my undoing," Maria answered truthfully as she took the hand that Alexandria had extended towards her to help her stand up.
