Zara leapt into Apollo's arms, her tears streaming down in an endless current. Her hair was a mess and blood leaked out of the corner of her lips, but nothing was more pressing to her than the heaviness of the rage in her heart.
The words that Grey had spoken had completely and utterly infuriated her. But worse than that was the humiliation of being an Imperial Princess and yet being sent sprawling out on the public square for everyone to see.
The moment she gathered herself, the first thing she did was run to the Valdi Estate. But that action alone proved just how real Grey's words were.
She was an Imperial Princess, and yet her first instinct when she was insulted was to tell other members of the Imperial Family, or her own personal guard…
But instead a boyfriend that had yet to even publicly acknowledge her.
"Breathe, Zara. Breathe. Tell me what happened slowly, slowly."
Apollo comforted Zara as best he could, but it took a long while before she finally got the story out.
