The sword was about to come down on me, promising the same fate I'd suffered in my previous life.
I moved quickly, snatched the sleeping powder hidden inside my necklace pendant, and flung it straight into the prince's face.
He tried to dodge, but he wasn't fast enough. The enchanted powder took effect, and he collapsed unconscious.
Even with him helpless before me, I couldn't kill him. I was trapped inside the castle, and murdering the prince would still lead to my own death.
My expression hardened. With clumsy hands, I tied him to the bed.
The minutes crept by. Once the powder wore off, he finally woke and stared at me in shock. "Evelyn Hart, have you lost your mind?"
He looked down at the ropes binding his wrists and ankles, then gazed at me in heartbreak. "I thought you truly lov
