conds after the man yelled tha

are Damien's orders?" princess

it quickly as she caught my eyes aga

oat, not even looking i

t the fact that she was his betrothed mate didn't give her the right to add

d in shock as Rhea mad

was rising and falling as she fumed. "The King is in meditation and must not see anyone.

you as the mate to my Lord, King Damien, an

less, shifting her gl

as shut behind her and secu

ftly toward me and grabbing me by

htly in my hands, it was

ea "and you are allowed to stay in this palace, I will make l

tly and stared

es and who doesn'

ll on my locket. I could tell she was barely suppres

his place, I had managed t

y she despised me so much, it wasn't as thou

away with her maids follow

of the chamber with a w

eavy doors, I caught sight

oulders and the crown he wore

sworn I felt my locket shif

bout to see his face when the guards closed the d

here" Rhea said hu

d only known her for a few days, but she was

rying hard to suppress the tears that were threatening

n survived" She leaned towards me and gave me a kiss

ed back and left, shatteri

o me wearing plain cloth

ght with no adornment and the bogus dress she wore did

e asked, her brown

am" I

I looked back one more time at the King's door, still won

el. The BloodHowl Palace was magnificent, but I was getting tired of walking. Each time

pped in front of a small door. The girl ope

There were many girls dressed just like the girl that brought me there. Their hair we

d after deciding that I didn

e court stay" someone else replied wi

rest our heads for the night. It is a privilege to be

my voice. "This place looks like a rat hole!" I didn't mean to be

was, I was sure that wherever I ca

hness said this place is a rat hole" she didn't bother to hide

have a special request from the King

eful that I was going to

d with a wide

g to themselves, but I didn't care, as long

a brighter hallway an

e smirk still on her face as

ns or anything that would harm me on the other side, but

lk pomade I saw on my skin, already picturing my body colliding

ut it on. It was short and bare

and my heart skipped w

disbelief with his golden

e entering a ladies room?" I asked i

my own door?" He asked

ious that I was half naked and

you wearing my shirt?" He asked, his voice b

to open my mout

ha