Wayne turned to look at Filomina. She didn’t seem to be joking, but he couldn’t figure out what she was thinking. Remembering what he had learned from Kristen, he made an educated guess that this woman was trouble and planned to mess things up in Windsor!0

He rose to his feet and kept his distance from Filomina. “Earlier, the Vice Minister introduced me as not only a member of the Ministry of Magic, but also part of the Tulip Families. I was born to serve the royal family and would die as one. I will not betray the ministry to join the Church of Moonlight.”0

He puffed out his chest and said proudly, “In my years of pursuing magic, I’ve learned to recognize two things: the Queen on the sillings, and the Queen with a crown.”0

“So you’re asking for a higher price?”0

“Money’s not the issue here,” Wayne retorted. “It’s a metaphor, don’t you get it? I mean that I’m loyal and serve only...0