CHAPTER 39
VALERIO“Let Mae rest,” I pleaded with the Queen. “She has gone through enough painful t*****e these past few weeks. She doesn’t need to be tormented in her dreams too. I know that you need her to be strong, but I don’t think this is the way.”
We walked down the corridor toward my bedroom, where Mae slept in my bed. I had moved her there to be more comfortable for the night. The Queen had f*******n me to bring her anywhere other than the cellar, but she needed the rest, and I was damn tired of torturing her every day.
If I’d had any say in the matter, I would’ve trained her differently.
But the Queen had powers that far surpassed my own. If I didn’t do it, she’d force me.
Turning to me, the Queen swept her silver hair over her shoulder and stopped at my door. “If you stop he
