JENNIFER'S POV I heard a knock on my door and assumed the maid was bringing my popcorn. "Come in," I said. The door creaked open, and to my surprise, it was my knight. He stood by the door, unmoving. I couldn’t help but wonder what had happened or what he had seen that made him freeze right there. I frowned. Why is he just standing there? "Do I look or smell funny?" I wondered. I was just a poor peasant girl trying to make ends meet while my brother wasted all my hard-earned money in a single night at a bar. But that didn’t mean I smelled terrible. "Do I really look that bad?" I asked myself. I didn’t know what to think. Why would he walk into my room and then stop like that? His reply calmed my roaring thoughts a little. Then, he sat down right in front of me. My heart pounded,

