Prince William stayed silent for hours, Doris didn’t bother to try and start another conversation. She was starting to get used to his mood swings and she didn’t want to feed into another one that might blow up into something more.

He kept glancing out the small window every ten minutes to make sure all was in order, but something uneasy settled in Doris. It was too quiet. The air felt thick and normally she would be glad of the silence—but for some reason it only felt off.

Doris wondered if William had felt it too. He hadn’t tried to sleep once, instead he seemed more alert than ever. She...