Ariella's POV
I forced myself to keep walking, jaw clenched so tight it ached.
The palace gates loomed ahead, torches flickering like they were laughing at me.
Back inside those walls, the air always felt thicker with secrets. And right now, my head was spinning with every whispered rumor I’d caught since arriving here.
My skin prickled. Was that what I’d just faced? The only explanation I could give myself was…shapeshifter.
Aside from taking any form they want, they are one of the creatures with the same eerie air, like mimicking a person's actions. They moved like shadows and could make you see things that weren’t there.
But why will one target me? Or could it just be a coincidence? Wrong place, wrong time?
I slipped through the side gate without anyone stopping me…still just
