Natalie POV
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry I couldn't save you. The least I could do was pray your soul and shed a tear for you, Noname girl.
I swallowed hard, remembering the assassin invading the peaceful, safe haven. Somehow the killer had snuck in unnoticed and waited.
Behind his back was a scrawny girl wearing colors reflecting her pride for the Kingdom of Lutz and the land of Vernen. Out of all of us rescued, one requested to serve the new Lord of Vernen. Some kind of debt with Devon, Shiuku's ex-lapdog.
Her skin was almost translucent, completely drained of blood. Any wound she would have sustained was burned closed around her wrists and neck.
A twinkle from the girl's bracelet made my skin crawl, a teddy bear hugging a strawberry on a cheap chain. That kind of jewelry was not foun
