Isolde slowly came down from the platform.
Each step seemed heavier than the last.
As soon as she set foot on the ground, a group immediately surrounded her.
Orne.
Rana.
Ida.
Kaelen.
And Lord Veyron.
There was nothing warm about their looks.
Ida was the first to break the silence, a bitter smile on her lips.
— "So like that… madame has become a princess…"
She looked at it from top to bottom.
— "Tell me Isolde… how did you manage to seduce a prince?
What tricks did you play on him, huh? »
Isolde gave a calm smile.
— "I already told you… and I'm going to repeat myself one last time to make it clear.
I don't owe you any explanation. »
Rana gritted her teeth.
— "You… you really don't lack nerve.
But never forget one thing: you will always be nothing…
half lycan. »
A deep voice cut through the air.
— "Who dares to insult my beloved?" »
Everyone turned around.
Henry.
He stepped forward without hesitation and immediately placed himself next to Isolde, gently taking her hand.
His gaze swept over the group.
— "I repeat…
who dares to trouble my wife? »
Ida bowed hastily.
— "My prince… we were just talking… as a family. »
Henry raised an eyebrow.
- " Oh really ?
Are you his family? »
Orne immediately replied:
— "Of course yes. What a question. »
Henry stared at him for a long time.
— "A father who favors one daughter over the other…
Does he really deserve to be called father? »
Rana sneered arrogantly.
— "Even if it were true…
you forget one thing, my prince.
Isolde is his daughter.
And my husband can claim it at any time.
That's the rule. »
A new voice, soft but icy, sounded behind them.
— "Despite all these years… you don't change, Orne. »
Everyone turned around.
Queen Reyna stood there.
Orne turned pale.
— "My… Majesty… you should not bother yourself for so little…"
Reyna smiled bitterly.
— "So little?
Orne… you really don't remember me? »
He frowned, confused.
— "Let me refresh your memory…
I'm Reyna.
Amor's best friend. »
Orne's face froze.
Isolde felt her heart tighten.
— Amor... my mother... friend of the queen...
— "Do you remember now? » Reyna continued.
Orne nodded slowly, pale.