100 His Token

Claire's POV

"Where's your token, Claire? Without the royal token, you'll never be part of the royal family!"

Down on the stage, Maria was glaring at me.

With her prompting and guidance, the crowd, which had previously remained silent out of fear, became noisy once again. Countless eyes were scrutinizing me, speculating about my dress and guessing where I might have hidden the token.

"You can't answer, can you? Is it because you don't even have a token?"

Maria, thinking she had me cornered, smirked with satisfaction, her eyes gleaming.

"Tell me, Claire, are you pushing Prince Louis to announce your engagement tonight just to take advantage of the fact that everyone is still mourning and grieving over Luna Diana's death, so you can seize the opportunity to climb up the ladder?"

The crowd erupted once again at Maria's malicious insinuations. This time, their looks towards me changed from suspicion to shock and anger.