Luciana “It's the king,” I mumbled, taking several steps back. I stared at him lying lifelessly in front of me, my mind a jumble of different thoughts. How did the beast suddenly become the king? Was I dreaming? I wondered, pinching myself several times, hoping to wake up from this reverie, but it was real. It was all real. “What the hell are you still waiting for, Ximena? For him to wake up and complete his mission?” Talia spoke. “Talia? Don't be cruel, it's the king; he's unconscious,” I retorted. “Of course I can see it's the king, but in case you've forgotten, this is the same king who threw us in the dungeon for a crime we didn't commit, the same king who landed you here in the woods in the first place, the same king who ordered you to be captured, and now he's the same person h

