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Chapter 52.
~Katrina~
"Queen Fortuna made a strong move," Marissa said, her voice low with disappointment. It was clear we had lost today.
I had already taken off my dress and bathed. Now I lay on my bed, staring at the ceiling, wishing I had acted sooner… smarter.
"Princess Arabella," I said suddenly, "the one who was meant to marry the king… how can I find her?"
Marissa looked surprised by my question, but she answered anyway. "I don't know exactly. Some say she was married off to a rich old man. Others say she was taken to a mental home."
"Which one do you believe?" I asked.
"The mental home," she whispered. "If she was married here in Xylonia, I would've heard about this rich old man."
So many secrets in this palace… and I hadn't even uncovered one. I turned to her again. "Why does the king have so many women?"
