King Lucien made his way to the courtyard where the noise was coming from. He was sure this was where the girl….the Hawthorne girl, the one who had the guts and courage to toy with his drink that night was. The guards who saw him coming quickly opened the door for him.
Suddenly, all noises ceased, and everywhere became quiet as a graveyard. Tessa’s hair stood on its ends, as she started having goosebumps all over my body.
Without seeing or being told, she knew that the king has entered the courtyard and he is close. Probably watching me as she speak. She waited along with the guards and the crowd to hear what he had to say. Would he save me? Or would he throw me to them. He was definitely going to condemn her like he did the last before. Her stomach churned at the thought of being saved,
