#Chapter 210: Rules Are Rules

Alaric’s POV Cara wasn’t at her desk and no one knew where she’d gone. Worry flooded through me until, after sending her a text, I received one back. At rehearsal. Will talk after. I didn’t know if that meant she had seen Lilia, but I hoped not. I wanted to be the one to break the news gently, after Eamon and I had time to formulate a plan. Now that we knew were Cara was, we relaxed a little. For now, surrounded by so many people, she was safe. But that didn’t mean she would be safe forever. With Lilia in the mix now, nothing was certain anymore. Eamon stepped aside for a moment while I tried to find more information on the Princess Competition and its rules. Surely, as Melinda had found a loophole to get Lilia into the competition, we could find something to get her out of it. Yet the rules seemed pretty clear. Even though she had lied to earn the title, Lilia was a former princess. That allowed her entry whether any of us liked it or not. Eamon returned a few moments la