Then, I turned to Jace. “What do you say we do to them?” Evil glimmered in his eyes as he spoke. “What they deserve for their treasonous deeds. Death, by hanging. Let their heads be displayed in the square for everyone to see. Let it serve as a warning that nobody, absolutely nobody, stands ag
LILLIE The guards pushed Logan and I to the ground, and the iron doors closed shut behind us. I fell on my knees, my face kissing the ground as I held onto my chest. Logan rushed to me, scooping me up gently. He helped me rest my back against the wall while I struggled to breathe. Who would have
“Pick it up, wear it, and follow me immediately.” I blinked. “Here? Now?” His face twisted into a scowl. “Did I stutter?” Swallowing hard, I rose up from the ground and picked the dress. “You’re not going to watch her undress, will you?” Logan charged. I could hear the irritation in his
LILLIE My mother’s words echoed in my ears all through the night. As I lay down on the cold ground beside a sleeping Logan, my last stream of tears ran down my eyes. Putting my right arm over him, I drew him closer to my body to keep him warm when I noticed he was shivering. This was our new rea
“Are you done already?” Confused, I shook my head as a sign for no. “So what are you doing here?!” She growled, leering at me. Panicked, I found myself stuttering. “I…I was told you were asking for me.” “I wasn’t asking for you,” she spat. My heart sank. Of course, it had been a prank. I t
DARLA Darkness. Screams. The sound of the whip hitting the chair continuously. I screamed, but I couldn’t hear myself. A male voice ordered me to shut up. The voice warned me, saying if I made another sound, I would be killed there and then. Fear caused me to stay silent until his whip encircle
He wore a washed-out pair of cargo pants and a faded brown shirt, a cap covering his head. His movements were slow, almost unsettling. Annoyed, I wondered who he was. All the palace workers knew my reading time, so no one ever mowed at that hour. They did it either before or after. Frustrated, I
LILLIE Three days had passed since my acid accident. Prince Darwin made sure that the girls were thoroughly questioned, and once they were found guilty, they were punished and let go from the palace. After which, he instructed Madam Antonia to give a speech against bullying. He added that he wasn’