Chapter 13
Tierney
Tierney paced the length of the room like a feral animal desperate to break free of its cage. Somewhere in this palace, Gullie could be in an actual cage, and she was still here in these elaborate rooms. It wasn’t fair.
Being a woman in this kingdom was obviously a bad thing, but it had also saved her.
She stopped and stared at the tray of food Ariella had brought her way too early this morning. It sat untouched near the settee on the ornate table that looked like it had been carved from some kind of turquoise crystal. Fragile, yet strong.
Her stomach folded in on itself, begging for something to fill it. But she couldn’t fathom gorging herself on rich foods when her friends possibly had nothing. So, for another day, she didn’t eat.
Edging closer to the table, she
