MAXON'S POV!
Where is she? It was five minutes before the report was set to start and America had still not made her way down. I started pacing as I awaited Mary's return.
"I can't find her and no one's seen her anywhere!" Mary had a clear look of worry and she was out of breath, clearly she had ran the entire palace looking for her.
"Where could she be?" I asked, collapsing back into my chair and putting my head in my hands. I really needed America right now, not just for our engagement announcement but also for the announcement of my parent's funeral. Her support would have meant a lot. The fact that she knew this as well, makes me think that something serious has happened to her.
"Sir, I'm afraid we need to start, with or without Lady America." One of my advisors told me.
"Ok." I said, bringing my head back from my hands. "But after, we search."
The Report went well, I made a brief announcement about our engagement but saying more would be said next week. I announced the date of my parent's funeral, next Thursday, which would be televised and then passed over to the royal advisors. I pretended to listen to them but my thoughts went straight to America. Where is she? I was really worried about her now.
After the Report, I went straight up to her study, the last place I saw her. It looked normal, untouched with a pen and a ream of plain paper on the desk. The room looked like no one had been in, but Silvia assured me she had been in here. I was just about to leave when I noticed a piece of paper on the floor, I picked it up and quickly read it.
Dear Lady America,
We don't have to call you Queen yet, and hopefully we never will. So, just to warn you, you will be gone from the palace within an hour.
It wasn't signed by anyone, but that was why she was gone. Essentially, she had been kidnapped and it was up to us to find her.
I ran down to the guards' station, all of whom stood as I entered but I waved them away, there was no time for such formality.
"She's been taken, probably by the rebels, we have to find her." I threw the letter on the table.
"It's only been a couple of hours, there could still be a trail." One of the guards told me.
"Ok, let's go find her." I headed towards the stairs back up to the entrance. I wanted to find her but I had no idea where to start.