Emily’s POV

A day had passed, yet the uneasy feeling in my chest refused to go away.

I had been keeping my son close to me at all costs, unwilling to let him out of my sight. At the same time, I had also forced Drake to cancel most of his meetings, convincing him it was best to stay close to the castle for now.

But I hadn’t told him why.

I couldn’t.

I couldn’t tell him that the new maid he had just employed was actually my sister—the one I had thought was dead.

And that she was about to destroy my family because of a mistake in the...