Chapter 13

After the King left, Ayla paced around her room for a while, thinking about what she had said to him. She knew it wasn't his fault that the ice wolves attacked Milton and her or that she had been sick, but she was so furious with everything that had happened to her since she was a child. She hated Galian for using her as leverage to save his life, but she hated King Rhobart more for accepting it. All she ever wanted was freedom to do as she wished. Instead, she became a slave to a cruel king. She started biting her nails but stopped the moment she realized what she was doing.

Ayla took a deep breath and sat in a chair. She knew she should apologize to the King the next time she saw him.

Around noon, a maid came to bring her lunch.

“You are not allowed to leave your room unless the King summons you,” the maid informed Ayla after putting the tray on the table.

Ayla could not believe what she had heard. He was locking her up in the room? She tried to breathe, but no a