I jumped back when the Prince raised his left hand, his piercing eyes locked onto mine as I trembled; I should have kept my mouth shut, I shouldn’t have spoken my mind. I bowed my head, ready for the strike to come, ready for my punishment. This is what my mother warned me about, I could never filter my thoughts, I was a foolish witch who didn’t know her place. So stupid.
Silas gently lifted my chin with two fingers, forcing me to look into his eyes as he spoke; his voice soothing and his smile something that I didn’t quite understand. “You may be more useful than I first thought, Fraulein.”
I stared into his fiery eyes, my heart skipping a beat as I attempted to pull away, my anxious mind once again stirring with thoughts; thoughts I could not control. What did he mean by that and who w
