Elle’s POVI bowed gently, a part of me still pissed about the tricks she had played with me up until that point. The reality that there was nothing I could do only heightened my rage.“Your grace,”She said nothing and at first, I tried to keep my head down as per the rules but when the silence was going too long, I lifted my head only to catch her running her eyes over me.She had such darkness in her eyes that made my skin crawl slightly.But the person next to her was completely different.She had a smug look on her face as if she was about to witness her enemy being beheaded and couldn’t wait to savor the moment.“Your Grace, what shall we do with her?” Thalia asked, face still plastered with that smug expression.The woman drew out a deep breath before finally opening her mouth. “So you are the one who has refused to select my son, right?”My chest skipped.It wasn’t like I was scared of her but I didn’t know how far this could go since it was supposed to be against the rules. I
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