Chapter 99Detain her!/–Isla–/They said time stops when you’re about to die. But for me, it sped up.One second, Manda was screaming.The next, guards burst into the room like rabid wolves, knocking over a vase in their panic. The scent of blood hit them immediately, and it changed the entire room. Everyone stilled.“She’s bleeding out!” someone shouted.“Get the royal healer!” another barked. Manda was immediately moved to her bed as the doctors rushed in to try to salvage the situation. I stood motionless near the door, tray still in my hands, like a servant statue, useless, quiet, invisible. Or at least I was, until Liana’s shriek shattered the air.“It was her!” she screamed, pointing at me with eyes wide with fury and fear. “She did something to the food!”My heart stopped. “What?” I whispered, even though I expected it would get that way. It was the only logical conclusion, after all. Manda did give me many reasons to poison her.“She poisoned it!” Liana shrieked. “She’s been
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