I collapse onto my bed with a thud. For the first time in a while, I feel in over my head. The palace life was proving harder to navigate than I expected. Not to mention, I had both the king and prince determined to make me sweat three times a day.

I miss Althea. What I need is someone to talk about everything with. Someone to process what was going on since I was struggling to stay focused.

The threat of failure looms over my head making it difficult to fall ...