Sia never took me shopping, nor did we have lunch together. I was left alone in the royal garden but that is not my greatest concern at the moment. Right now, my biggest problem is Cocci. I ignored the first blow, dismissed the second, but woe betide me if I let him get away with the third. Firstly, he hit me. I let him get away with it. Secondly, he poured blood into the bathtub where I was to have my bath this afternoon. Now, he has destroyed Sia’s bed, drenching the feathers from the pillows with blood. The f**k I’m going to let him go scot free. “Mila?” “Yes, my lady.” “Get me my coat.” She helps me put it on. “Are you going out my lady?” “Yes Mila.” “Should I accompany you, my lady?” “No Mila.” After the laces of my boot have been tied, I tuck in my knife. “Are the princes

