ALANA

“Ambassadress, Luna Minerva wants to talk with you,” the royal guard informed me after knocking on the door.

“Let her in,” I said without looking up from the stacks of papers on the table.

I am trying to find a way to minimize the expenses in the mansion so we could build more schools for the children.

Minerva entered the room with a big smile on her face.

“Alana, my sweet little child.” She hugged me and even kissed my head. “I missed you so much.”

I just sat there frozen in awkwardness. My heart is squirming in unease while she kisses me. “Take a seat. Why are you...