Audrey was in her room reading a book when her lady-in-waiting entered the room with a letter from her source, she had been in contact with. The source had been digging into Alina's background since Audrey's first request.
The first paragraph had nothing new. But the second paragraph changed everything.
Alina Ashworth was not the daughter of some eastern nobility. She was the niece of the King of Arcasedia. Her mother, Isadora, was a princess and was disowned by the royal family when she decided to run away and married a commoner, Baron Ashworth. Right now, Arcasedia is going through a succession crisis and Alina Ashworth is the sole remaining to the throne, making her politically invaluable.
Audrey read the letter three times, to make sure she had read it correctly.
Alina is a princess? A potential heir to a rival kingdom's throne? And is sleeping in the Duke of Ravenmoor's bed.
Did Dorian know? Of course he knew. He used me.
