THE SHARP THORNS

Princess Ievna obeyed Prince Reigen's orders. Even if she was very tired of staying in the bedchamber, not once did she take her feet through the door.

It was her palace, her beloved Shovalon Palace where she was born twenty-four years ago. She had to be able to go around as she pleased, and she didn't have to listen to anyone's orders in her own home.

"Is it still my home?" She laughed to herself.

The building was still the same, but the old feelings were no longer there. It wasn't her home anymore.

The palace had a new owner, and that person was Prince Reigen. Even if the Crown Prince of Breviel was also in the palace, Princess Ievna could still see that control of the palace was still in the hands of the second prince.