The Empress's Revenge

aunting me. I tottered backwards

put my mind on. My head throbs as

s. How to get to Ivan and Sonia hast

maids and servants I encount

nessed such respect before. My eyes s

ce took my mind away f

n the glass castle, situated

e here, but not mine, becaus

the garden. It was mesmeriz

s blew on my skin and I found m

ch moments of being alone

s worked to please him and I neve

is place, somewhere in the wo

t like a cage, wh

nd them. Slowly, I shifted my gaze

istance aw

air behind and let a side smile suspend on his lips, t

e archery games. He was good at shooti

es, but unfortunately, I h

rail, but then I flinch

me. He smirked at me and suddenly

gazing at him with a serious gaze. My ey

was below, and

go for

h was a bit polite. It was obvious he

nd slammed the wi

alcony. I must have said that because I w

iving me and I fell for it. I w

He was right in front of me. I guess

n that would just be perfect because I

r your opinion, I'm

dn't believe I'd be in another relatio

that happen again.

I petitioned, almost forgetting that he wasn

as though he had discovered

yet to know his true nature and if he was

respects no one's decision, but then

I wanted to le

o learn before tonight" he said,

in his face because he was forgetting it.

exactly? No one was giving

I wasn't expecting to say that, but from the looks of

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ated horses, and we'd be rid

lping. We weren't alone here

ty was always lik

etchy. I gazed around the stable and then

ror was stressing me. I was trying so hard to write down a b

of this body or else

s intending to help me get on,

from me. Hastily, I jumped over the ho

while struggling to rise up. He paced cl

stood up myself. I strained my

ightened up as though he wa

he mocked, and I gulped hard w

in his arms and sat m

I felt his presence behind

uldn't control it. His breath fanned t

spark into me and I suddenly sa

hale