"Hold on a second," Rael spoke and the guards paused.

"You just found out it was missing an hour ago. That's a really big search for one necklace. Are you sure you didn't just lose it somewhere?"

For a second, I felt a flicker of hope. He was being logical.

But Aurora was ready. Her face instantly looked hurt. She turned to the Queen, her eyes filling with fake tears.

"Do you hear this, Mom? He's taking her side. My dad's necklace is gone and he's acting like ...