a's

hey... so, I want to be sure about something,"

om the bag she was packin

question I was about to ask. "So... did we...

She froze for half a second, then b

e said, shaking her head. "You treated me like a sister. You'r

." My shoulders dropped in relief. Here I was mentally preparing for

by?" I asked, raising a bro

m sorry, my Princess. You told me to

l might be my only ally in this world, but that didn't mean I

can f

start suspecting that I'm not the real princess. And

. I didn't expect it...but what she said earlier hit som

d, disbelief twisting into anger in my ches

same sad silence I

n't run blind. Start small. Gather information. Control

"Fine. First step...give me your ce

ike I had glitc

.small rectangle, touch screen, used

s universe is behind in

.not with confusi

.." her vo

sharply. "

quietly, "The King banned

.. phones? Why the hell would he ba

ly. "Because you kept trying to call your

fr

te Abby that much? Would h

he king, my so-called family, Abby's family... t

tly. Slowly. In ways that sting worse because they can't prove it was me. Small, perfec

ried over and over...and when His Majesty found out... he banned phones. No one is allowed to have one anymore, as long as they are within the pa

ach tig

" she whispered. "Anyone caught hidi

red a

d. For

throbbed

ality... my life is

ea

ts hate me. My betrothed hates me. His mis

ve in this place long enough to get

ng, nowhere Alaska. Even if I wanted to run, how? Liana is a servan

tickets. And me? I don't even know

ing. Love t

id finally, raisi

up. "Yes,

is the

inked.

king?" I repe

ecited the alphabet backwards.

And then..." my fingers motioned near my mouth, "he ha

did hit your head hard, my princess." Then she lifted

ast I nearly hit the

g straight out of Twilight. What even ARE these people? Are they even human? Why do

he asked calmly. "You have

y Thursday and Friday...my teeth are a tragedy so t

gh

dy. I'm Abby now

ed. Does that mean this

ough she heard my thoughts.

ued like she was exp

s away, detect danger..." She was still talkin

swim. Sweet, dark, addictive.

g over my lips. "It smells... incredible. I

rincess...no. You must n

What i

king. He's

ed to her. "W

u," she said quickly, already digging inside her duffel bag. "Which is w

is t

from going crazy w

I repeat

our father bound your wolf because of some stupid

se my life wasn't already me

bly in a coma and making up t

ping the seeds into my mouth

But... I don't know. Something

," she said as I swallo

ide me vanished. I nodded and she grabbed my hand. We slipped out of

way down the co

growl ripped thr

art d

the far end of the corridor. The

le. Of course. De

her clean off the ground like she weighed nothin

ook at me. Like

I didn't think. I just acted on t

ump

into his neck...hard...teeth smashing into soft skin and hopefully bone. My who

evil king moaned. A low, deep sound that vibrated t

th his hands clamped on me...one at my waist, one at my

I dug in harder, teeth grazing, nails raking, hoping he'd choke, bleed out, or

uess