By Chance, By Fate
“Thank God you’re okay.”
I wanted to respond, but the words stuck in my throat. The image of Liam collapsing, his blood soaking through my fingers, replayed in my mind like a nightmare I couldn’t escape.
Our moment of reprieve was shattered by the sharp clack of heels against marble.
“Well, isn’t this just perfect,” Queen Ingrid sneered, her tone dripping with malice as she strode into the room. Her icy blue gown swept the floor, but the queen herself was anything but composed. Behind her trailed her insufferable son, Anders, who wore his signature smirk like it was a badge of honor.