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faulty bulb. What

h catching in my throat. The voice in the ne

the other

a, I'll finish them off. This ma

e before I came crashing down. My vision blurred, my pulse pounded in my ears. I swallowe

t, gripping the fabric of my dress. "I sa

t, willing my body to stay silent, to not betray m

mean any of it? All the promises to my pack? The food they promised. The help i

t now. There was still time. I could go home and tell my father what's to come. We could

n out of his room. Out of his chambers. I stopped in the hallway.

on time. She was always awake reading novels. Only she coul

seeing her. I raised my hand to knock but was surprised to find her jar slightly ajar

mean I dare not come in without her knowledge. What is she

ht rig through my head, I took a step

rst into the Luna's ro

han ever. I checked through all the rooms in her chamber but she was nowhere to be found. I f

chuckle. I narrowed my eyes. That sounded like the Luna. Then I went silent an

the door and it moved away. My eyes flew wide. The wall away to reveal a room. What a secret room? I walked slowly into the room. I looked ahead an

ed and immediate t

as in bed. Stark naked

and began to race for the door. I could hear footste

irs quickly. My heart thundered, threatening to stop. I stopped in the hallw

ght to Scar

and she stared at me with wide eyes. I could the thumping of boots outside he

is it your highness?" she

ve to

ow

hand and we left the maid q

oice thundered outside the kitchen. I peeped through a

tt whispered with eyes as wide as a security ma

scanned the kitchen, there was no knife in sight. And even if there was, it would make

To make matters worse, I could hear the heavy footstep of th

lf in or not, I spotted a dirty pot in the