chapter twenty.

Pov Eleanor.

I was lost in my own thoughts when I heard knocks on the door. Instantly, my mind jumped to the possibility of it being Eloise with my raspberry tea, a small comfort amidst the whirlwind of recent events. A smile formed on my lips and I rushed to open the door, only to be confronted with Katy's hostile sight, her expression dripping with mockery and sarcasm.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, confused and somewhat surprised by her unexpected presence in my room.

"Eleanor... the girl from the video," she began, her voice containing a poisonous mixture of contempt and disdain, "I don't know what you did to get the alpha king on your side and prevent yourself from being banished from this palace, but know that I won't let you seduce him, you cunning snake!"

Her cutting accusation hung in the air, filling the space with a great tension between us. I could feel anger bubbling inside me, but I fought to maintain my composure in the face of Katy's attack.

"... this has nothing