Erik’s POV

I felt like a fool.

The princess made me out to be a fool.

I’d underestimated her.

Conflicting feelings festered under my skin. Part of me was pleasantly surprised. The other part was bubbling with a vehemence. Who did she think she was? Tricking me like that?

I knocked over a servant. The guards looked at me like I was a madman. I was turning out to be the palace jester. I wanted to make her miserable, but Poppy turned that ...