Ridge POV
When the king arrived, we prepared for the change in the evening.
Soon, we will know why we are sitting at the grand table.
I was nervous as we waited to find out whether the king would put us out of our misery at the start of the night or wait until it was nearly over before giving us our instructions. The wait was killing me.
Then the unexpected happened. Robynne was talking to call the king Cody, and he addressed her as his daughter. I had no idea she had such a close relationship with the king, one that earned her hugs and prompted Dad to change positions; he holds Robynne in high regard. If I had any doubts about the information I had been given when we talked to her father about us being mates, I certainly don't now.
The entertainment failed to hold my interest as it h
