At the announcement, a collective gasp swept through the banquet hall. Whispers rippled like waves across the crowd. No one had heard any official news about another royal princess, aside from the one who had gone missing.
Sure, there had been whispers just the other day, vague and uncertain, but rumors were easy to dismiss. And most had.
Until now.
But amid the murmurs, Claire stood frozen. Her body trembled violently.
She didn't know who the Herald was referring to. 'Royal Princess?' The name meant nothing to her. She didn't even know anyone named Mila, so she clung to a fragile hope that it was Mila, the niece of the Alpha King, the Herald meant.
But that hope shattered the moment the Alpha King spoke next.
With just a few words, her entire world began to crumble.
When the Alpha King received the mindlink report from the Herald and his Royal Beta that his daughter was waiting at the entrance, he and his mate quietly stepped to the front of the banquet hall to receive her.
