Awkward Witness

Salena made her way along the hallway as she carefully balanced the tea set on the tray that was in her hands. The hallway was empty as it usually was and that helped her to relax because she didn’t like being around too many people. Salena looked forward to seeing Mila; however, she always felt uncomfortable in the presence of the prince. It didn’t take long for her to arrive in front of the door to Mila’s room. She stood in front of it and took in a deep breath to prepare herself mentally to face Prince Leonard.

Just when she lifted her hand to knock on the door, her hand stopped mere inches from the door when she thought that she heard a strange sound. At first, she thought that she had just imagined it; however, the sound that she had heard repeated itself and got even louder and clearer. Salena’s body froze in shock when she realized that the sounds of a woman moaning and crying seemed to be coming from the opposite of the door. Her brows drew into a frown of worry as she took a