XYLA Just when I thought life couldn't get any better, I woke up to find Theo waiting for me in the dining room. The way I squealed when I saw him sounded like the cry of an animal. I rushed to him, and he laughed and pulled me into his arms, grinning like the i***t he was. "Where have you been?" I asked, slapping his shoulder as I pulled away. "Allister and I were so worried, I thought I'd never see you again." He laughed, ruffling my hair. "How could I live without seeing my favourite girl again?" I grinned at him. "A lot has been going on honestly," he sighed, running a hand through his hair. "Ashton is depressed and kinda hates me a little, not to forget the magnitude of insult it was for us that our future Queen got stolen away by the Prince of another city. Only I know how I hav

