Birdie's POV: "You lied to me." I said to Dr Clara. She looked up at me, her eyes grim. "Birdie. You need to be more careful." "You lied to me." I said again. I grabbed her hand and forced her to stay. "You said he wasn't....you lied!" "Birdie!" She said, her voice raised a tone. "You need to be careful! Your baby doesn't need this stress right now." Hot tears streaked down my cheeks. It's been an hour since that horrible incident at the throne room. And I haven't been able to stop crying or trembling. Each time I close my eyes, I see them. Their limp hands dangling at their sides. The king's angry eyes. "You said he was kind." I said, my lip wobbling. Her eyes softened and she sighed. "I'm guessing you saw something?" I nodded weakly. "He is kind. But he is still the king of

