“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’
Bile rose from my stomach to the top of my throat. Finish what he started? Hearing her say such words about Logan tore my heart into pieces. He didn’t deserve this. My brother really didn’t deserve any of this. “You are safe, Darla. I’ve made sure of it.” “Really?” She snapped. “Because I don’
LILLIE The rest of the evening went by like a breeze - and not the very pleasant kind. I was placed on kitchen duty for the night, so I stayed back to make sure all the dishes were washed, the floors were mopped, and the kitchen was clean. I did not want to be called back in the morning when I alr
I tried not to think too much of it and climb up my bunk, but just as I was about to, my right eye caught something at the top of Hailey and Karen’s bedside drawer. It was hidden underneath a black scarf, but the pointed edge of the envelope stood out in the light. I turned fully to face it, and jum
DARWIN Nothing said a good morning better than a solemn early morning run. I enjoyed running in the woods in particular, because it was the only place I knew I wouldn’t find peeking eyes when I changed back into my basic human form, and put my clothes back on. Daniel usually accompanied me on my r