Seraphina's POV
Days later...
I took a deep breath, filling my lungs with air, before slowly exhaling. The seriousness of what was about to happen made me feel like I had a heavy load on my shoulders, but I forced myself to keep my head up.
Tonight was the engagement ceremony.
The official public debut of my engagement to Prince Darius of Aldoria.
In the last few days, my name had been plastered everywhere—on news channels, in newspapers, and on social media—and it just felt like the entire kingdom had something to say about me.
Some were simply shocked, while others were outright disgusted.
People who had never even seen me before suddenly had opinions about whether or not I belonged in the royal family, and the worst part? They didn't think I did.
They called me plain, said I didn't look like royalty, mocked my background, even though I didn't lack noble blood, and they also mocked my supposed timidness.
