Svetlana My lips quivered as I stood before king Nikolai. He stared at me, saying no words while his eyes burned my skin. “What are you?” He finally spoke and I swallowed; losing my head. “A… A human.” The answer didn’t feel right and I feared he was going to hit me but to my shock, he said nothing. He paced around for a few seconds, eyes locked with mine temporarily as I averted my gaze. “What have you done to the beast? Why aren’t you dead? Why did he heal you? Is there any power you’re using against the beast?” He demanded and I shook my head vigorously. “I… I’m a weak human, there’s no way I would be able to be able to use any powers.” I muttered and he scoffed. “Bring the human.” He ordered his guard as he walked out and Zina flashed me a sad smile as I hugged her tightly befor

