KATHLEENI stepped out of the room, my body feeling stronger than it had all day. It was as if his blood had healed every ache left in me, even the soreness still lingering between my legs.The moment I started down the stairs, two maids stood waiting at the bottom, right in my path.I knew instantly that trouble was brewing. "The Queen asked to see you in her room," one of them said.I nodded, and they turned and walked off without another word, leaving the message hanging there like a verdict already passed.Fear crawled over my skin. I knew exactly what I was about to face — or at least, I thought I did, which somehow made it worse.My eyes swept the hall, searching for Lady Alaina. I found her in the inner building, giving instructions to a maid, her back half-turned to me.I hurried over and grabbed her hands, breathless. "She asked me to come."Alaina's eyes found mine, and I didn't know what I wanted from her more — an answer, or just something in her face that would make my h
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