“What about your duel opponents? Do you know anything about their food poisoning?” There's a serious look on his face as he poses that question. I'm too weak to speak. My head drops and I simply shake it with tears falling from my eyes to the floor.What's all this?“I don't.” I croak and sniffle te
ACHILLES' POV.Her completely dishevelled hair. Her red as a tomato and tear-drenched face. Her watery eyes and trembling lips. The overall hopeless look on her face. She thought no one was going to fight for her. Not even me. That reality makes my chest constrict with pain.What she doesn't know i
“I uh… we…” My anger tips over and I slam my palms against the table, causing a loud bang that echoes throughout the empty room and makes the girls jump in their seats out of fright“Stop stuttering and answer me! I want your voice and sentences to be as clear and concise as the ones you made when
ACHILLES' POV.Rhea.The sound of that name in the red girl's voice keeps ricocheting through my mind like a bullet. Irritation burns through me each time the image of her face flashes in my mind.She's Ashanti's sister. The one who has been causing troubles for her since the day they both set foot
RHEA'S POV.“Why won't anyone tell me what's going on?” I ask the guard who ushers me into a dimly lit room, but I get no response from him. I was napping in my bedroom when armed soldiers barged in and asked me to follow them. They escorted me out of the Harem quarters and brought me to the castle
RHEA'S POV.“Get on your feet and start moving!” The guard who walks into the room barks, but I'm too weak and stunned to move.…you will be punished for your crimes…Those words are still ringing in my mind. The wild look in his eyes spoke a hundred unspoken promises to me when he said those words
RHEA’S POV.“Alina.” I call in a shaky voice. She offers me a crooked smile that doesn't reach her eyes.“If you get hanged in public, that will be better than spending the rest of your life in a prison cell. Don't worry, I'll pick up from where you left. I'll have you in mind every time I want to m
ASHANTI'S POV.I've been pacing about since the moment I got into this bedroom. My mind is restless, my heart is beating too fast, and sweating out of nervousness and confusion. I have no idea what's going on. When Beta Ronald got me out of that dungeon cell, I thought he was taking me to the execut