Baffled

The man managed to escape, and Martin carried Amelia to the house. Cisca was waiting at the foot of the stairs and her mouth fell open when she saw an injured Amelia.

" What happened to her?" she asked as Martin called for other guards at the border. It was almost three a.m. before the pack house was stabilized. Alexia was baffled by what was happening. She locked herself in her room. She saw the intruder that came into the house through the window.

Cisca paced around as Dr. Bart worked on Amelia. Her bleeding finally stopped and she slept off.

" How did he manage to break into the house with this amount of security?" Alexia queried the next day.

" We don't know, your highness. We chased him to the border, but he was able to cross it before we got it." A guard said.

Alexia crossed her arms. " We will know the truth in the morning." She said. She could bet that this was targeted at her. This was what she could do.

" You can all leave. We'll speak about this in the morning." Martin d