I let out shaky, nervous breaths, every sound echoed by the suffocating silence of the chamber. My wrists were still tied in front of me. My fingers twitched nervously against the silk knot, and in my panic I raised my hands to the blindfold, desperate to rip it away.
“Don’t.”
The command cut through me like a knife. It was low dark, and unbearably seductive. My breath hitched as my heart started slamming in my chest.
My hands froze midair.
“Your… your majesty?” My voice quivered as I turned my head, trying to catch the direction of his voice, though the blindfold made it hard for me to see.
A firm tug pulled the silk from my eyes and light flooded into my vision, blinding me for a second until I was able to get used to it. I turned to see two maids standing by the door, their faces
