Simone
The blade stopped an inch inside my chest, and I had to bite the inside of my cheek to keep from reacting. The pain was manageable, I’d had worse training injuries, but the real challenge was staying completely still while listening to the chaos around me.
“Seize him!” Kellan grunted again, followed by the sound of a body hitting the ground.
I could hear Kane struggling, probably being held down by multiple guards. The sound of his pain made my chest ache worse than the blade currently lodged in it.
“Look at you, so weak after a woman,” Kellan’s voice was filled with disgust.
“I’ll do it. I’ll give you the crown, Kellan. I’ll disappear again. Just let her go,” Kane’s voice sounded desperate, broken. My own heart broke for him.
It was so difficult to keep my eyes closed and my
