Lady Margaret’s POV
“Um… Morgana,” I rasped, forcing my voice steady even though my heart hammered with rage.
“Arabella’s been here for years. You know that—you even brewed that last poison yourself, the one that should have stopped her heart cold. Remember? But just like Adrian, we just can’t seem to get rid of her. And now she’s becoming a real problem. I’ve caught Levi’s eyes drifting her way more than once. We need her gone before she—”
The wall slammed into my back before the words fully left my mouth. Morgana’s hand crushed my throat, lifting me clean off the ground like I weighed nothing. My vision exploded with stars, air cut off, lungs screaming.
“No one,” she hissed into my ear, her breath ice-cold, “I repeat…no one…dares hurt her. Do I make myself clear?”
I croaked out a s
