I walked into my apartment, more dazed in my head with the excess of the night. The conference, the humiliation in public and all was a haze. The one thing that I could sense was the tightness in my chest, the suffocating weight of defeat bearing down on me. My kingdom is going to be in shambles if care isn't taken .

I walked into the living area, I stood still in shock.

Serena.

She was sitting at the table, her eyes bright but guarded. Food already out on the table, a wispy cloud of steam ...