As they entered the dining room, everyone turned to bow their heads in respect to the King and Queen.
Maria could feel that her face was still red from embarrassment from her parents finding her lip-locked with a man in the hall, and her body was still in a state of wanting from the kiss.
'They could not have had worse timing', she thought to herself, as she still needed Julien to answer her question of if he could happily live his life as the King of Greece.
If he could not, then Maria would have to inform her father immediately because she owed it to the people of Greece to provide them with the most suitable and unwavering ruler.
Not only that, but if she was going to be forced into an arranged marriage, she still wanted it to be one that could foster love and happiness in the future, and she feared that Julien would resent her if she stole away his freedom that he clearly craved.
