The situation he found himself in made him want to laugh and cry. That Angeline was so greedy. It was late, and she should have gone to bed. Besides, there was no way a mere royal guard would be allowed to stay in her room.

"It's late. I'll tell you more next time. Besides, I've already taken a huge risk when I sneaked you out of the palace today," he explained to her patiently. Angeline's face fell when she heard that, but she nodded in agreement.

After Darryl bid farewell to Angeline, he we