"Zion, please, just hear me out –" He turned on me with fire in his eyes. It had been a week. An entire week of trying to gain audience with him but he still shut me out. Everyone was worried. Marcella’s worst nightmare seemed to be playing out. The Queen called me in to know what had gone wrong. Even the king noticed things were strained. Everyone wanted to know what had gone wrong and since Zion wasn’t speaking to anyone, they turned to me but what could I tell them? “The next time you address me without due respect, I will make sure the whole castle knows what you have done.” He grabbed the hand I tried stopping him with. “Do you understand me?” "But Zi – Zi –" His name stuck in my throat. His eyes dared me to complete it. He meant it. He would do that to me without a shred o

