Prince Damien's Pet
The Queen turned to the King, her mouth opening to argue, but his raised hand silenced her.
Damien’s shadow fell over me as he crouched slightly, his voice low enough for only me to hear. “Don’t look, little flame,” he murmured, the words gentle despite the tension in his tone. “You don’t need to see this.”
The trapdoors fell with a sickening thud. My father, my mother, my brother—gone.
A scream tore from my throat, raw and uncontrollable. I collapsed to the ground, my legs giving out beneath me. I didn’t need to see it; the sound alone was enough to shatter what was left of my heart.
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