The marks on my neck slowly faded away and I never had a reason to explain them. Days passed and they faded away but I never saw the king. His scent wasn't in the room whenever I woke up. I didn't ask but I knew he didn't come to his bedroom. Almost like he was avoiding it. That should have made me excited, that I didn't have to see him but instead, I felt abandoned, discarded. Locked up in his bedroom while he forgot about me. In those days, Ann had been my company. She didn't just deliver food, she hung around so I could have someone to talk to. Arin tried her best but there was only so much a person could take. I needed to be outside. On the fifth day of my imprisonment, I couldn't take it anymore. I was sick of staring at the same walls, looking outside the window consistently, and hoping I could be free from this room. Early that morning, I was dressed before Arin's arrival. It was still fairly early and the castle was just waking up. I opened the doors and the guards looked o
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