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The next ht It all seeedfor Anya to bring tea Then crawled back into bed

My"Katerina Alexandra Marija! Why did you not tell yourtears of joy "Who do you think has just left your father&039;s study?" She sat down onit to shake I felt nauseated

Suddenly, I re as if the roo "Oh, Maman, what have I done?" I burst out

The smile on her face faded "You have consented to ro He has just received per onKatiya some cold water, please She looks ill"

"Oh, poor Papa He said he didn&039;t want me to leave Russia"

"Yes, but a crown prince cannot be expected to simply pack up and move to his neife&039;s country You will becoet to know your new country and its people"

"Queen?" The consort of the Vladiki How had I gotten seduced into this?

Had I been drugged the previous night? Or was it just that I was infatuated with the first young man to pay attention to me? Mon Dieu, I&039;d let him kiss me! I had kissed him back! There was truly no way to refuse the prince now

"But I don&039;t want to be a queen," I said, a luh of that nonsense," Maman said "We have so much work to do

We shal plan a trip to Cetinje within the next month to meet Prince Danilo&039;s parents I shal have to order a neardrobe for you And for myself" She kissed me on the cheek "Why don&039;t you try to rest some more, dear? You do look rather pale"

"I do?" Had the prince drunk ht before? No, he&039;d not beco to Princess Canta-

O h , e? I re that I had lost ItI hoped she still had it

I flopped back down on the bed, covering my head with a pillow "Merde! Merde! Merde!"