Chapter Seventy

Emily’s POV

Whatever games the king was playing, I had to give it to him that he was a pro at it and I was just a beginner. I could do nothing but follow him around in hopes of winning his favour. That's not to say I wasn't still hoping for that, though.

He had me locked in exactly where he wanted me to be . At a corner. It made no sense to play these games where you can't see anything so why would anyone want to? But here we were.

He pounced on me like a cat on an unsuspecting mouse, I had to give it to him that he was good at this game.

I had thrown caution to the wind and gone was my rationality now. I couldn't win against him if my life depended on it and I knew that.

I should run for my dear life, shouldn't I? But I didn't, I knew it was useless. No matter how much I ran, he was still there, watching me. Waiting for the perfect opportunity to attack. This was my one chance to make a mistake and it wouldn't take much, really, for me to lose everything. There was no way for m