Evie had only been awake for five minutes, and already knew that today would be hellish.
Through her still-blurry vision, she saw one of her mother’s favorite servants, Abrams, standing before her with a tray of breakfast.
“Lady Evelyn, your mother requests your presence as quickly as possible. I have instructions here to oversee your morning routine in order to get you to her post-haste,” Abrams said in a deep voice, casting his eyes to his floor as he talked to her.
Evie grumbled and rolled out of bed and put on her silk robe. Despite her love for her mother, being the daughter of one of the most powerful women in the Lythe Kingdom had its downsides. The expectations on her were enormous now that she had come of age. The fact her mother had ordered Abrams personally to oversee her getting ready meant she was up to something.