Tiara Trouble

Not minding the issue with the Tiara, Talia went on with her preparations for the Ball. During her dress fitting, Talia found her stylist looking deeply at her lower back.

"Didn't know The Oakley Castle has bedbugs, Your Highness," Chiara's thick accent made the sarcasm more pronounced.

 Talia looked in the full-sized mirror and hung her head low, trying to hide her anger, seeing the hickey in her back.

I specifically told him to not leave any marks! Idiot, Fred! I'm not going to talk to you again!

"Not a bedbug, Chiara, but an annoying mosquito that kept on buzzing around me. I should've squished him dead!" Talia said gritting her teeth. It became an open secret among the staff who attended her during the State Dinner that she and Arthur are dating, and Talia didn't mind them making fun of her for still not being open about it.