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Author: Midika
last update Huling Na-update: 2023-01-02 08:17:23

~Kiva

Dragging my fork through my vegetables, I keep my back pinned straight and my eyes lowered.

Tonight, I have three of Caspian’s close friends visiting for dinner. Each have their own political significance, and each are boisterous and loud, which is not the company I assumed Caspian would keep.

"You know, I've always wanted to meet you, Princess Kiva,” one of them, Charlie exclaims, grinning broadly.

I shift uncomfortably. "Really?"

"Sure. Everyone talks about the pretty Princess who lives in that castle that no one can get to.”

I swallow uncomfortably, glancing toward the threshold of the dining room where I know Ark and another guard stand.

He will be hearing all of this, I just know it.

"You've wanted to get in to see my wife?" Caspian questions, chewing on a roasted carrot.

"Soon to be wife, and yeah, I thought about it." Charlie shrugs lightly, winking at me.

My stomach turns. Does he think this is charming?

The man beside Charlie holds his stomach as he laughs, nudging his
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    ~KivaI roll my head back, groaning.Consciousness has struck me harshly and quickly, dragging me back up to reality. My vision spins, something on the back of my head aching sharply.It slowly dawns on me that I was hit viciously on the back of the head.My vision eventually starts to steady, the messy splotches of colour finally piecing together to reveal my father."Kiva," he says in a calm, steady voice.I blink. I'm in the room where I saved Erin, tied down to the bed. When I lift my hands, they are weighted down by thick iron chains."Why am I tied down," I ask breathily, trying not to let panic overwhelm me."Did you follow me, sweetheart?" father asks, taking a tentative step toward me. Behind him are two guards who stare me down menacingly. "Did Ark have you follow me?"I let out a long breath, trying to process what is happening.My father now knows that I've learnt about what is going on here. I'm tied down in a place where girls before me have been tortured and murdered,

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    ~KivaSteadying myself, I head through the front door.Initially I planned to burst in and confront my father, to threaten him. However, once I enter, hearing voices drift down the hall, I decide to slow play this.Pressing my back against the wall, I inch closer to the room, keeping my eye out for anyone who could pass by.This place seems like any other home. Aspects of it have clearly been changed to suit a business, with what looks like a waiting room in the old sitting room and a reception in the foyer.I will investigate the intricacies of the place later. For now, I want to hear what my father is saying.“How do we know they don’t already have something on us?” The unfamiliar voice sounds panicked.“If this were about the business they would have killed my daughter.”I draw in a breath. They are talking about the rebellion. Father would never openly tell me what he thinks, so I listen keenly.“Maybe they were planning to.” The other voice sounds like they are pacing.“She doesn

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