Chapter 38

Violet's POV

The King has gone mad. He sentenced both his daughter and his Queen to death by beheading. 

When I first heard Nyx's voice in my head, I thought I was going mad. It's not everyday someone just pops into your mind and starts talking. And it was no secret I had a crush on him so I thought maybe I'd gone crazy.

He said he was going to ask Maeve to pose as the Princess and that everyone should look and act normal while all was in chaos.

If only Nyx had told me that Maeve had agreed to his plan I would never have gone through with it. Once we successfully separated from the Princess, we had Maeve in a convincing glamor with what I was told was a protection spell made up of a bundle of dried herbs that she stashed away in her dress. If only they would have told me, maybe I could have saved her. I most certainly would have taken her place.

Arriving at the Kings study we heard wailing and