The rumors weren't whispered, not even in my presence.
When I took a seat next to Harriet, she scooted over a seat pointedly and the rest of the group seemed to follow suit, making it a point to ignore my presence, while actively discussing it.
"I wonder how it feels to lay with a King." It was Cherise who took the empty seat nex to me, smiling broadly.
"Who knew she was a leech lover," was Vin's two-cents.
Felix nudged Vin but his eyes were set on me.
"So?" She was so close to me and hadn't hesitated to try to touch my throat, which made me flinch. "How did it feel?"
My stomach lurched at the question, my eyes falling to the tomato based vegetable soup and fresh bread I'd been given. How did it feel? I got the gist that she wasn't asking out of curiosity. Perhaps she meant to
