“Stay away from her, Melody.” Beth said. Her hands shook a little as she spoke. “You’ll be kicked out of here too if you don’t watch it. Prince William advised you to stay away from Doris.”

Doris gripped Beth’s hand and casually stepped in front of her. She knew her friend was scared. She was so proud of her friend for speaking up instead of staying quiet. The fact that she did it for Doris melted her heart even more. The last thing she wanted was for Melody to hurt her in any way.

“It’s nice to see you’re enjoying the role you stole from me.” Melody said with a...