Darryl was stunned, and his heart started to thump wildly against his chest. He wished she was only joking. Even though the royal family in the Roland Continent was not as strict as those in the Nine Mainland, Angeline was still a princess. She was the Queen's sister, after all.

Darryl shook his head. "Anything but that." That would be the end of the road for him if the Queen found out he had taken Angeline out of the palace. Besides, he had only just gained the Queen's trust.

Angeline's face turned red with rage. "You have no choice! If you don't do as I said, I will go to the Queen now and tell her you've gone into her room without her permission and even molested me."

"I—" Darryl felt like crying. He felt like Angeline was willing to stop at nothing to get what she wanted. "Fine, just this once," he said with a nod and a bitter smile. There were a thousand and one reasons why Darryl was unwilling to bring her out of the palace, but those reasons were nothing compared to Angelin