ISABELLA
Before I could even think of anything, I felt his presence covering my trembling body, on my knees in the middle of the bathroom.
“Your Majesty, please, it’s not what you think...” «It’s so much worse.» “I don’t want to talk about that right now...”
Before I could come up with a single answer that made sense, calloused hands closed around mine and stopped me from pulling my clothes back up.
“I didn’t mean to scare you. It’s okay, don’t cry...” His voice rolled over me, rough, low...
And I honestly hadn’t even noticed my sobs were still going.
I was too exposed right now, and the last thing I needed was to be questioned.
What was I supposed to tell him? That my own father did this to me so the real Savannah could have more power?
“Easy. I won’t ask anything right now. It’s
