174 The Ball: Part Three

With a sigh, Evanna walked down the hallways again, smiling and nodding to others who greeted her. The Princess felt impatient at not finding Conrad. She wanted to resolve everything now and needed to know where they both stood because if this was going to be a nightly occurrence when they were wed, then it was apparent now that she could not ignore it.

Evanna did not want that as a part of her future. Maybe if she did not deem Conrad a friend, and perhaps if she despised him like when they first met, then she could do so. But now, she found her heart twisting and hating him all the same, but for different reasons.