With slow, confident steps, Eve made her way toward Queen Elara, whose eyes were practically spitting fire. When Eve stopped directly before them, everyone in the background held their breath, witnessing the future Queen and the current Queen standing face to face.
Technically, Elara had not been so much of a queen over the past three years after the war ended. However, upon returning from his trip to Versailles, King Solan had begun to set things in motion for his daughter, rocking the entire kingdom to its core.
First, he had bypassed the royal court to announce Evelyn as his successor directly to the kingdom. It had caused utter chaos among those who still supported Elara and Ryan, but that was exactly the interference the King had intended to avoid.
By announcing it to the public first, he ensured that no one would be able to contest his decision.
