The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows

Author:Jodi Meadows
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins

Throughout dinner, I coughed into my napkin and pretended to have trouble focusing, as though faint. My apparent condition grew worse over each course, and I forced myself to eat very little, though the food was delicious and it was all I could do not to devour every scrap of roasted duck.

“Lady Julianna?” James leaned forward, his voice low while the others discussed how the Saint Shumway Theater had been designed for magical effects, and what a shame it would be to remodel the building now.

“We didn’t rip up the palace and start over when crisis struck.” Meredith shook her head. “We should respect such a historic building.”

“My great-grandfather didn’t tear down the palace,” Tobiah said, “because all of the original fixtures could be renovated for nonmagical use. Besides, building the palace nearly bankrupted the kingdom, thanks to Kelvin Geary. Can you imagine the riots if the Pierce family constructed another palace, after the Geary fiasco?”

Meredith sniffed. “That doesn’t mean—”

James touched my hand, drawing my attention again. “Lady Julianna, are you well?”

“I’m fine,” I breathed.

“Don’t fib, my lady.” Melanie frowned and felt my forehead and cheeks. “You’ve been holding back that cough for a week now, and you’re flushed. If you don’t get some rest, you’re sure to develop a fever.”

Tobiah glanced over, wearing an odd mix of boredom and concern. Meredith abandoned her defense of the theater and began inquiring whether I was getting enough rest.

By dessert—the most delicious-looking torte with cream and raspberries that I wasn’t allowed to eat, thanks to my condition—I gazed around listlessly until Melanie begged an excuse for us, and after a round of good nights and get wells, she helped me back to our apartments.

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