Hazel's POV.

I sat at the edge of the window, straining my eyes, trying to see if anyone like him would appear… but I saw no one. I have been awake since the end of the ceremony, even though my eyes are very heavy.

How can I sleep when my protector is out there? How can I sleep when he left with that big frown on his face? Is he even safe wherever he is?

"Young queen, you mean you're going to sit there all through the night?" Lilian asked. She had been trying to make me sleep ever since we got back, but it hadn’t worked.

I wrapped my...