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"So, tell me all about it." Bertha says with a huge grin on her lips. I already know what she's talking about, and I let out a slow breath.

"Bertha," I say with an eye roll. I can't help myself but smile. "There isn't anything to tell-" I say, casually shrugging my shoulders but all I receive is a slap to the back of my head.

"I know there's a lot for you to tell. Spill. I want to know what it's like to live with the king and what you've been up to." She says. I watch her cross her legs and lean forward. She reminds me of a pre-teen, gossiping about her crush.

I blow out a quiet breath. "I don't know, Bertha. There's a lot." I shrug. "Ramon is great and he's dark and mysterious, it's like he comes straight out of a mystery book. He's strong, and intimidating, yet so gentle." I silently think about him. I wonder what he's doing. Where he is. Is he thinking about me?

Bertha's lips curl into a grin. "So, you did it?"

"Did what?"

"IT?" I knot my eyebrows and look at her like she's s