Chapter 63

Karman had formally invited me to the royal palace.

A breakfast gathering. And not just any gathering — one where every member of the royal family would be present!

What that meant was clear enough: he intended to introduce me, the newest member of the family, to all of them at once.

I'd already met Julia and Dayson several times before, but being introduced in an official setting, as Cassion's fiancée, carried a different weight entirely.

"You must be nervous. It bothers me that you have to go alone, my lady."

Under normal circumstances, this would have been a meeting between families, but since I had no family of my own to bring along, I'd be going by myself.

Janice seemed genuinely upset about it — she'd been on the verge of tears since that morning.

Pretending not to notice her turning away to dab at her eyes without making…