Chapter 19

I end up sitting on the bed in nothing but a soft fluffy robe because there is no way in hell that I am putting that thing on. I'm going to take much pleasure in ending him; does he think I'm some kind of brothel whore?!

Cotton booty shorts and a lacy bikini top is not my style or anything I have ever imagined myself wearing. The nightgown was a first and I'd rather not add another to the list.

A few minutes pass by and I use them to steady myself. I remove the box from my pocket and lift up the lid.

My eyebrows shoot up in surprise and draw in almost immediately in confusion. A lip balm is the least of my expectations and somehow a total letdown. It's even placed on a soft red cute little cushion. Talk about over kill.

I lift it out of the container and turn it left and right; looking for any special engraving but I find absolutely nothing of that sort.

The witch had told me that whatever she was in the box wouldn't kill the king immediately since he is too powerful. Instead, it