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Chapter 166 - Draped in Uncertainty

Soraya's POV

The corridor leading to Princess Seraphine's chamber was more quiet now than usual.

My heart beat unevenly as I walked, my thoughts still heavy with everything I had been trying so desperately to avoid—Prince Alderon, the coming guests, and the truth that pressed against my chest like a restless storm. I only hoped this summons had something to do with Liam… and not the arrival I wasn't ready to face.

I knocked softly.

"Come in, Maria," Seraphine's warm voice answered.

I pushed the door open—

And froze.

Liam stood near the center of the room, looking nothing like the little boy I had left earlier in simple play clothes.

He was dressed in a tiny royal suit of deep navy blue, tiny silver buttons lining the front. His curls were neatly brushed, his little shoes polished until they gleamed. He looked… like a miniature prince.

For a moment, I could only stare.

"Liam?" I whispered.

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