Fiona!" Joel hissed, looking alarmed. Fiona looked at him, looking confused. "What?" "You aren't supposed to tell her!" "Why not?" He sent me apologetic look. "Nothing against you, Em, but Fiona, she's human. She's not part of the immediate family. No one is supposed to know out of it. I'm not even supposed to know. You know that." "But Emily-" "Can't know! s**t. What are we supposed to do now?" Joel inquired, running a hand through his messy blonde hair. I stared at both of them, eyes wide. "Sebastian killed you, Fiona?" She nodded. "Yeah. That's why it's kind of awkward between us. And also why most of the family doesn't like me- because I'm not a pure blood, but I'm still part of the royal family." "Why did he kill you?" I asked, feeling my stomach twist uncomfortably. Sebastia

