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body in
ing classroom door. The wood was so scorchin
somewhere under the fa
the thin strip of cool air near the floor.
screamed, her voice shri
ed straight through her knees, but she didn't stop. She reach
ll underneath, hands clamped over her
f her heavy jacket and wrapped it around
choked out, her w
the girl against her chest and hauled herself up. L
avy crack echoed
ed embers and hot plaster began po
ittle brother Ethan's face, the boy she couldn't save all
and pitched Lily through th
Mia y
imber crashed down, hitting the back of her head. The flo
ke
instinctively to tear off her oxyge
o wet concrete or burnt wood. She was lying in a massive bed surrounded
spered, looking d
ked smaller, pale, with neatly painted nails and a heavy
ut her legs buckled. She stumbled sideways, catching
ng back at her
sharp cheekbones, framing a
ss, her shaky breath fogging it up. "N
oung girl in a plain gray uniform stepped inside, holdi
ught the dress for tonight. King William aske
to press them against her sides. "Who are you? Where
ion. "Your Majesty? Are you feeling un
a step toward her, but
ice sounded sharp, almost co
King I'm
ed fear that made her want to just nod and obey. She shook it off, confused
he backed toward the door. "Your Majesty, please... He said if you refu
ce, taking a breath to steady hers
nearby chair and hurried out,
of this made sense. On a small side table sat a silver picture
ela
will be at dinner tonight, and you will behave
her fingers. She looked dow
next to a tall man with dark hair and cold,
ed in the hallway outside. They we
lly bumping a small bottle off the va
d. The lock clicked, an
into the room, his eyes scanning th
g Wi
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