[Back to the present…]
Tressa’s plan was set in motion, by the time the effects of the poison took hold, chaos would erupt.
She traced fingers on the cool stone railing as she thought about Kira “If she had just kept quiet, if she had just listened instead of foolishly trying to play hero, none of this would have been necessary.”
Tressa sighed dramatically, feigning regret “You really left me no choice, Kira.”
But deep down, there was no guilt. Only satisfaction, “I will let you out once all of this is over my dear Kira, after all you are my only friend in this palace filled with hypocrites” Tressa whispered to herself looking at the looking at the people below.
….
Meanwhile…
Elena still sleeping soundly in her room was woken up by the continuous knocks on her door.
She woke up frustratedly and went to open the door angrily “Who is it?”<
