nah

around the room confused. He refused to meet my eyes. I lifted my head, panting hard and

olor of the blood that stained his sheets. He curled his lip up and stared at me like he was going to lunge in my di

heard the piercing scream of agony c

dresser. He grabbed onto his wrist and cried out in pain as he released the fork from his hand. He pant

he didn’t look angry. It was a gaze I didn’t quite recognize, and it lingered. His eyes kept shifting from scarlet back to blue; like his wolf w

t an unfamiliar warmth on the palms of my hands; I realized some of his blood had dripped onto me when he gr

yself, did he hurt himsel

hat worried for him. I knew the kind of man he was, but there was still something about him that Nora seemed fascinated with. It w

there was still a part of me

of my clothing. I had to remember to return home to gather the rest of my stuff. I pulled out an old pair of jeans and an overly

suitcase. I saw that I had a new message from Thoma

d out about your sister and m

hone onto the bed. I wasn’t goi

woman, a little older than me, standing at the doorway. She wore a da

he said with a shy smile. “I’m Ca

’d be the kind of person to have a handm

wkwardly after I didn’t

in the dining hall, your

her as I followed h

to her. “But please,

usly as we made ou

palace,” Caroline explained as if

and rose m

s curious about Sebastian considering

I asked as we walked away from

at me briefly

him for the night. It’s for his safety and for ours. The Beta is t

ay through the downstairs foyer. The room has opened a crack and I could see Queen Magnolia. She was with

Before she said anymore, her eyes found mine and she paused. She straightened her

before Caroline’s soft tone cu

aid as she realized I wasn’

asked, still staring at the

d this morning,” Caroline e

I asked, pulling my eyes from

or with a frown befor

,” she answered. “The

at Queen Magnolia

ink killed this

he’s killed a maid.” She shivered as those words left her mouth. She lowered her tone as she added the next

King was chained in his dungeon last n

but her face sh

plained. “Beta Arnold found him wandering th

have the time to kill a maid before Beta Arnold found hi

he could kill with the flick of his wrist. I had no doubt that he was the fiercest and strongest cr

t of my mind. That didn’t sound like someone who killed for fun. I certainly found it dif

t,” Nora mimick

I told Caroline softl

d tilted her h

I hope I didn’t say s

t at all. Thank you for t

sure though, so I ga

assured her. “

all curtsy. “I’ll put your

I pressed my ears against the door to try and hear what they were saying. Their words

ake a better king than that vicious animal. Sebastian ca

ause before s

anywhere near the room. Another maid found her the library. T

stared at me with wide and confused eyes. I pul

I asked. She frowned

f the palace,” sh

take me

for a moment, but

ushed the doors open and I made my way toward the giant red stain in the middle of the large library. Thankfully the library was completely empty;

that were scattered across the ground. There was definitely a struggle here; the ma

ght my eye. It was caught under the leg of the chair. I frowned as I

aring at the blood stain in shock. She pulled her eyes awa

d; I noticed her

s frig

aren’t allowed to have jewelry. Queen Magnolia sai

ueen Magnolia saying she wasn’t anywhere near the

hissed angrily. “She’s trying to

spicions out loud, I heard the door

see Queen Magnolia