Frankie pov
I saw the look on John's face when he was asking me about the woods. He was spooked. It unnerved me since he always had a cool and calm demeaner. I glanced towards the woods and felt a shiver run down my spine. "Maybe we should get away from these woods?" I suggested.
He nodded with his lips in a tight line. I took his hand, and we walked back towards the palace. Rather than find our balcony, we skirted the front of the massive building. The woods ran along the edge of the property, and I was curious where the entrance was. It seemed odd to me that the doors we entered didn't have a form of driveway in front. I continued walking and came to the opposite edge of the palace. Fields of crops were lined up, yet along the edge of these fi3lds held the same woods. Dread filled me a
