Chapter 52:
Pieces of the puzzle.
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Severin’s hand had never left Roseanne.
She could see internal worry coming from her husband, and that was new. Severin is a composed person, enough that nothing could shake him. There was no telling if he was only stressed about dealing with everything, or if it had something to do with the King. She could still feel the King’s eyes drawn towards her, and she would feel it like a sword that rested on her neck.
Roseanne didn’t like that.
“Duke,” she called, leaning slowly beside him.
He paused, hand slowly caressing her back. “I’m sorry, wife. I should have told you before this. I didn’t know he'd be here.”
She did notice that the King had sensed familiarity from her, but that was impossible, as the king had been hidden all of her life. He
