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Chapter 1

“What kind of stupid does it take not to want to be a princess?” Cleo asked

Zara Paxton ignored both her sister and the question Stupid or not, what she wantedwas to turn tail and run This had been a really bad idea from the start

“The mosaics on the east wall date back to the early 1100s,” the tour guide intoned as she pointed to the Bahanian palace wall covered with small tiles in a rainbow of colors A few tiles had chipped over the past thousand years, but thea lovely landscape of the ocean and a lush island in the distance

“The scene is of Lucas-Surrat,” the guide continued “The crown prince of the island has always been afamily”

“How can you not want to know?” Cleo asked in a low voice “Come on, Zara, take a chance”

“Easy for you to say,” Zara pointed out “We’re not talking about your life”

“I ere I would love to find out I’hter of royalty”

Zara hushed her sister, then glanced around to roup had overheard Cleo’s comments Fortunately the others were uide had to say than any conversation between the tomen

Zara tugged on Cleo’s arently “We’re not sure what’s true So I have a few letters They don’tis really my father”

Cleo didn’t look convinced “If you don’t think there’s a possibility, what are we doing here?”

Zara didn’t have an answer for that The “here” in question was a public tour of the faested they siate and demand to be let in Zara had opted for theelse, she could get the lay of the land, so to speak Her trip to Bahania had been i she tried to avoid Now that she was here, she was going to have to think through what she wanted to do

“You roup “All your life you’ve wanted to knoho your father is You finally get soet all scared”