Amelia After walking for hours to get to my now-revoked execution, even with my training, my muscles are definitely sore and fatigued. Plus, at the pace the prince has us going now as we return to the palace, I’m going to need a break soon. We must have been walking for at least an hour when I finally stop in the middle of the woods. “Whatever you have to say, can you just say it?” The prince’s brows furrow even as he surveys the forest around us. “What do you mean?” “I feel like you’re rushing because you have something to tell me that you don’t want anyone else to hear.” A roar erupts in the distance followed by a high-pitched scream that cuts off abruptly. The prince looks in the direction of the sounds. “I’m rushing to get my human pet out of the middle of the ongoing Hunting Com

