It didn’t take long for the entire castle to know Mordecai and I were angry with each other. Every time I passed maids or Guards, they would bow my way but stare at my back as if I was a circus act on the move. I felt like a clown. I felt stupid. Their reactions only made me angrier.

I have been angry many times in my life. Living in a house with two terrible parents and a gang of annoying siblings does wonders to your emotional health. I never had the ability to have ...