Amelia
I stare at him in shock, still too drained from yet another ordeal to respond. How could he?
“Maya should behave like the other human pets and obey the rules,” Ava adds, fanning the flames of my growing fury. “If she goes outside, she’ll be caught by the guards again.”
I can’t take my eyes off the prince, waiting for him to admit this is a joke or a mistake. Something. Anything.
I’m not a caged bird to be kept indoors. I can’t imagine not being able to get outside. And all because of Ava’s lies!
Her ability to twist the truth to her advantage is impressive if not diabolical. She was the one who ordered the guards to seize me.
I open my mouth to say as much to Prince Owen when a guard walks in. “Prince Diego has arrived to see you, Your Majesty.”
Ava looks to the prince. “We
