"The king is not ready to hand over the throne to the crown prince. The crown prince will have to wait until King Edward is dead. Until then, since you are to one day take my seat, you will do as I say. You are powerless now, and focusing on a woman known as your sister will be your ruin," said Joel.
"I never claimed her to be my sister. That was your doing. As far as I am concerned, I am done here. I have to meet with the crown prince soon," Nigel said, turning away from his father.
"Brother!" Bella called and ran over to Nigel's side.
Nigel smiled, his anger fading away as he welcomed Bella into his arms. "Did you get all that you came for?"
"I did. I have plenty of new dresses to take home. I will show you when we return to the palace. I got to see Ophelia when we were strolling, but I didn't get to speak to her for long," Bella said, pouting.
