“Should we really do that?” Ami asks as we run away from Theo and the others. We’d like to play and explore on our own. “You do realize that he is a King?” she adds.

“I don’t forget that,” I say, especially when our difference in the status becomes a main sore point in our relationship.

“So you know that he can force you to do something, especially when you are a citizen of his country?”

I pause and Ami peers at my face. I smile sadly at her and say, “I don’t think he can hurt me more than I’ve been hurt already.”

“Oh,” she says and keeps quiet....