Her fatigue gone abruptly, Helena grabbed her phone and told Aliza excitedly, "Mr. Wade is calling. I need to take this."

Then, without waiting for Aliza's reaction, she got up and hurried to her room.

Aliza watched her go, looked out the window as she groaned, "We're as popular as we've ever been as royals, only for just the two of us left. Is this what they call equilibrium? We gain something, and lose something else written."

Even as her wrinkles seemed to deepen from melancholy, Helena su