Thud!
A glass of wine dropped to the ground with a thud. Attracting everyone's attention to the door. Javier hastily stood from his seat, his jaw dropped as he locked eyes with Soren.
He froze.
The imperial queen mother, the queen, and her mother stood aghast at Soren's arrival. They didn't expect him to be back till dusk.
His return threatened to ruin everything that they had worked so hard to achieve. Queen Tamira became bold, she hooked get an arm around the crook of the king's arm. "I'm so happy to see that you standing with me, my king," she spoke sweetly.
Javier glanced down at her hand that was holding his. He felt his heart sink.
"Soren, it's good you are here. We were just talking about you," the imperial queen mother ushered the male to come into the room. Soren remained put never breaking eye contact with the king.
"Soren dear, you should join us," Tamira's mother invited.
King Javier was speechless.
