QUEEN ROSE'S POV
Queen Rose paced around the throne room, her eyes fixed on the doors.
It had been almost an hour since she had ordered the guards to bring the witness before her, and she was beginning to lose her patience.
Someone had seen Jasmine.
Someone had been with her.
And whoever that person was, they had apparently been trying to keep her hidden.
Why?
Was Jasmine in danger?
Had someone taken her against her will?
Or was she hiding from the royal family?
The last thought made Queen Rose stop walking.
She slowly lowered herself onto her throne.
Could Jasmine really have been hiding from them?
After everything that had happened, she couldn't blame her granddaughter if she wanted nothing to do with the palace.
Jasmine had been mistreated by the very people who should have protected her. She had been humiliated, accused, and made to feel as though she didn't belong.
And Queen Rose had allowed it.
She pressed her fingers against her forehead.
