Rose's POV
The color drained from my face the instant the words settled into my brain. I stopped in my tracks and placed my hand over my mouth. But Alisha nudged me forward, ignoring the fiery look on Lunar Shara as she stood by the door.
"We have been looking for you Rose," said again, placing her hands on her huge hips. *We didn't know you had snuck back into the castle.'
"I am a little ill Ma'am," I explained, stifling the tremor in my voice. "I just regained consciousness. I haven't been with anybody."
A mischievous glint flickered across her face, leaving me with a distant chill which coursed through my veins. She took a few steps closer, her eyes boring into me like embers. Never had I felt hatred before, never had I seen it portrayed this vividly.
"Remove the hoodie around
