199 Gossip Mongers

Jayra's smile only brightened further upon seeing how her sister-in-law kept on blushing.

"Yes, I'm waiting for his return…" Bella dreamily sighed with a wide grin on her face.

"I can only assume that no one knows about how you feel for him, seeing as nobody's ever mentioned his name before," Jayra pondered.

"Indeed," Bella answered with a heavy sigh.

"How come?" she curiously asked. "I haven't met him back in the castle, but you're saying he's the King's cousin?"

"Well, that's because he's gone," Bella murmured with drooped shoulders. "He left, and no one knows where he went…"

"Sounds like he's your first love then, Bella. Is he your mate somehow?" Jayra asked.