Caira was reading a book in her room when she heard a knock. After the incident, she wanted to stay in her room for the day, only setting out to eat meals—to give the rumors some time to die down.
After she had returned to her room last night, Caira had wiped her tears and hardened her mind. She was a little embarrassed by her behavior, which had drawn more attention than was necessary. At least the rumors were leaning away from her and blaming someone else—not that her husband didn't want to touch her.
She didn't feel as awful as last night, and she wondered if Prince Rylen had anything to do with that. He had escorted her to breakfast along with her maid, and Caira didn't miss that he had spoken about everything except what happened the night before.
