Arabella’s Point of View

(King’s Palace)

I hugged Wymond very tightly and didn’t want to let him go. Today’s the D-Day—the day he’s going to face the masked man—and he was about to set out.

I’m very confident that he’s going to defeat the masked man, but I’m also very scared too—there’s a nagging feeling at the back of my head that something’s going to go wrong.

"Baby, I’m gonna be fine," he said soothingly as he patted my back gently.

"I know."

I nodded ...