"Your... your highness," Josh stuttered the moment his eyes met mine, his jaws on the floor and his heart racing so fast that I could hear it from the jet door, despite how far away he was.

With a smile on my face, I gave him a slight bow as I watched how the expression on his face went from him seeing a literal ghost to him being filled with excitement.

"Lenora!" He yelled out of excitement, like a child seeing his long-term friend. He picked up the pace toward where I was. His disbelief ...