“Stay. We can build a kingdom of our own. You have the three greatest kings tied around your pinky fingers, they're puppets in your hands, we can use them."
“They'll kill you." I cried.
“They would.... But you, they'll do anything you ask. We'll rule side by side, two queens, it has never happened since the world began."
“Let me go, please."
“Is that fear I sense?."
I dug my fingers into the soil, trying to muster courage but it had slipped away from me the moment I revisited that basement.
“Let me go, please."
“Velvet..."
Her voice was really close to my ears now. I could feel her breath on my neck.
“You will rule beside me." She whispered.
The parts of the markings on my body started to burn. I rolled on my back, the pain was becoming too unbearable, I didn't have to look at m
