Chapter 36: I Dare Not Look

Hallie walked down the hospital staircase, trying to clear her head. This had to be a practical joke. Santer would just love to set her up and make her look like a fool. This story about a royal prince was not remotely believable.

As Hallie walked through the parkade and found her truck, she thought about looking up the prince of Sarkadia on her phone. Was it really him? A quick internet search could resolve the matter. Her finger trembled as she touched the screen…

She couldn’t do it. If she suddenly found out that the man she knew was actually the prince of Sarkadia, the effects could be mind-blowing. She just wasn’t ready. It had been a long day, and with midnight approaching, Hallie just wanted to go to bed.

As it happened, there was a couch available at Jessica’s place, and she had already arranged to stay there so she wouldn’t have to drive back and forth to visit Luke the next day.

“You want me to look up what?” Jessica asked.