SELENA POV

“For what?” I blinked. He smirked. “For our announcement ceremony, my princess, have you forgotten?” My heart skipped a beat again. I have truly forgotten about it so quickly because of my mother. “Not at all, just excited about it” I said.

He wrapped his arm around my waist and for a moment he simply watched me, his expression shifting from soft to something fierce and proud. I could feel the weight of what today meant to him, his lineage, his throne, his people. And ...