Chapter 7: CollaredShe is brought to her room that first night without seeing Jane. She doesn't ask to see her friend. She doesn't say anything at all. Dinner has been brought to her room in her absence and she eats alone. It is odd, being alone. Forbidden, almost. She has always had company in her castle, maids to help her in her room, guards outside her door, bodyguards when she leaves the castle, and Jane, when she manages to sneak away.
Being alone gives her a freedom to do whatever she wants and she finds the thought quite daunting, if she is honest with herself. She's never been free to do whatever she wished before. Her brother tries his best to let her pursue her own interest, but there are rules set firmly in place for her even then. And she's nineteen now, which means she's only
