But I had to do something.My heart was racing. I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath before gradually leaning my head down. The undeniable pressure from the blade was pressing well into my neck. I bit through the pain until that last second when I snapped my head back and heard the victorious
[Third-Person’s POV]Alexander turned his entire body along with the man he kept the blade firm against his throat. His eyes instantly locked on Evelyn who seemed to be in a very similar position as his own hostage.Gregory held a curved blade of his own to her delicate neck.His heart pounded so fi
“One last thing...If you manage to lay eyes on the King—leave him. He’s mine to kill.”The ground was shaking and rumbling beneath their feet. Naturally, he and Oliver raced ahead of everyone else. But given the fact that Evelyn had become too personally involved in the situation, Alexander gave the
[Evelyn’s POV]I probably should have felt more uneasy than I did.Hell, I almost broke out into a fit of laughter. I mean the man was literally threatening my life and yet all I could think of was how Alexander very likely verbally tore the man up. “I truly hope for your sake that you didn’t say
At first, I tried to shake the head covering off but it was no use. There was absolutely zero point in obscuring my view, considering that there was a slim chance I was going to recognize where I was anyway.I called out a few times in hopes of someone hearing me. That sense of fear from before was
[Third-Person’s POV]If Caroline Kingston was anything, she was a fighter.When the King had her hauled to the lower levels of the palace, she knew she was going to face one of two fates. Either she was going to die at the King’s hand or at Alexander’s. And truly she wasn’t sure which one was worse.