Luka
“Stop!” Caleb’s voice boomed.
At first it came down like an angel’s trumpet, because it made the beastly guard scramble off of me. But seeing Caleb’s face, somber with disappointment and anger, I feared it rang like a death knell.
What could he possibly think of me now?
My body was still torturing me as I got up to my feet. “Your highness, I can explain—”
“You see how she insults you, Caleb?” Olivia stood with her hands on her hips. “Look at that outfit she’s wearing, to show off her body and seduce anyone she could find. It’s disgraceful, and it brings shame upon this household.”
“Please, I can explain.” My breaths were shallow, and I winced from pain, but I had to speak. “Mia bought me these clothes, over my objections, and she wanted me to try them. I
