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follow me?” There was no reason to stay another moment in the drawing room. “Good night, Father.” She kissed his cheek. “The wedding was beautiful, and your bride even more so.”
    “Aye, it has been a wonderful day. I will leave you to explore and get to know one another.” He grinned and waggled his eyebrows at her. “I have a new bride to attend to.”
    Snow laughed and kissed his other cheek. “I will see you in the morning.”
    She walked out of the room and waited at the staircase for Terrance before ascending. Together they began to climb.
    “Princess Snow,” he began, “I can see you are not completely in favor of me coming to meet you. Is there a reason I am not to your liking, or is there something else I should know? Something you refuse to speak of and yet I can see hiding in the depths of your very stunning blue eyes?”
    “My!” She was shocked. “You do get right to the point, do you not?”
    He chuckled as they turned at the landing and continued up. “I know I have been frank. I am driven to do what is right, and I find that honesty and being completely upfront from the beginning always work best in my dealings. And so, I ask you again, is there something I should know? Something you would like to discuss prior to meeting your new sister and brother?”
    Holding out her arm, she stopped him before they made their way down the wide corridor that led to the library. Turning to him, she asked, “Can I trust you?”
    He matched her gaze steadily with his own before replying, “I believe so.”
    “I have much I wish to impart and no one to share it with. And here you are, like a godsend, asking me to reveal to you what is in my heart. It is indeed a very tempting proposition, though I fear you will not be happy with me once it is all out.”
    He shook his head and stepped forward. “Princess Snow, I am not the type to judge wrongly or to entertain false hopes. I thrive in knowing the situation from the beginning. If you mean to use me as a confidant of some sort, as long as you are not planning murder” –he paused to grin— “know that I will heed your wishes and allow you to speak without revealing what you have told me to a soul.”
    He had such calmness about him. “Are you sure you are not a knight of King Arthur’s court come back to life?”
    Chuckling, he replied, “I wish! I fear I am not half as noble or own a portion of the integrity they did. But men like that are truly my heroes.”
    Snow liked him. It made absolutely no sense at all to trust him as she did, but she knew she could. “Very well. You have won me over. I shall take the risk and make you my confidant, though you must promise to be my friend no matter what I reveal.”

CHAPTER FIVE
    TERRANCE WATCHED SNOW TAKE a deep breath and then say, “Come here. There is not much time.” She led him to a small alcove in the corridor. It was a window seat with views overlooking a large portion of the kingdom.
    Once they both were sitting on the plush cushions, she earnestly began, “I have told no one, but I fear I am under a spell to make people love me. You are only one of many hundreds— hundreds —who who have come to pay court to me. It is exasperating and confusing and frustrating, the attention I receive. I wish to be normal and loved for who I am, not simply because every single man in my vicinity can look at nothing else. I do not know how to break this, either. It is terrifying and I secretly worry it will be my demise one day.”
    “I see.” His eyes roamed over her features. She was extremely beautiful—easily the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. But was that enough to capture the hearts and attention of every single man she had ever met? It may be. But she could be correct in assuming there was something cast upon her, for he did feel an undeniable tug that he had never felt toward anyone before.
    She continued, “It seems to affect women as well—not in the same way, but thankfully they like