~SINCLAIR~

"The Queen is going to join you for dinner."

When he'd sent the invitation to Vannie, he wasn't expecting her to take it just like she hadn't taken all the previous ones. But as usual, she was proving herself unpredictable, and f*ck if that didn't make his heart race in his chest.

Nervous anticipation and agitation filled him as the doors to the dining hall came open, and there she was. She was like a breath of fresh air after months of being stuck in an ...