Chapter 13 - A Gift For The Bride

Red wasn't a color she particularly fancied because she believed it always clashed with her eyes, but she didn't complain about that when the dress Raquel had picked for her turned out to be a long red dress.

She had bigger problems right now, like finding out why the King had sent for her and why he was been absolutely nice to her.

There were so many servants in the castle and they all seem to be going around minding their business, while Colin led her to wherever it was the King was waiting for her, lighting up the way with the torch in his hand.

Colin led her down so many dark stairs that she started to suspect that he might just be leading her to her death.

As much as she had found the idea of death pleasing yesterday, today however, she felt totally different about it. She now had questions that demanded answers and to get those answers, she had to stay alive.

They took another round of stairs lower and the whiff of a disgusting smell in the air stung her nose.

Finally Colin sto