“What do you mean the decoy was torn apart? We’re not even a full day into this journey!” Prince William whisper-shouted. Doris hadn’t even realized there was another carriage on the road, she thought it was just theirs. Why didn’t she see it this entire time?

“I was sent to check their route a few hours ago and when I found them—“ The man swallowed, his eyes were larger than life. “There… there was so much blood. They destroyed the entire carriage as if it were nothing.”

A chill ran through Doris, she clenched the cloak tighter around herself. Prince William’s eyes flickered towards her for a breath before he...