Chapter 72: Bestfriends (I).

Chapter 72: Bestfriends (I).

Elizabeth's POV

"The Crown Princess has a fiance-?" (Katia) turns to me horrified, tears in her eyes as the tea overflows from the cup. 

My heart suddenly jumped out of my chest. I held her hand quickly stopping the tea from overflowing, I placed it on the table and held her into my arms quickly. 

The tea was too hot! The hot water grazed me a bit but that didn't matter, what I need to do is to have Katia to not misunderstand the situation at hand. 

  "F-Fiance?" (Katia) looks over to me shocked.

  I look down, my chest still not calming. "What's a fiance? Is it another word for a close friend?"

Both Prince Nikosh and I were stunned, Katia didn't know the word's meaning. Since she's been sheltered by the orphanage- she's not very educated in terms of marriage  and intimate topics so it's possible she couldn't have known...