“Come on, share that information now. Don’t be an i***t. I’m the one who’s not keeping you safe right now. You are far away from those who blackmail you, whoever they are,” Morielle urged her prisoner to speak who was behind this attempt on her life. She really believed it was King Raithen.
He spat. She would have been hit by his disgusting saliva if she was not alert. Her eyes narrowed, and she pushed the stick deeper into his cheek that he groaned in pain.
“Was it the king?” she whispered, jaw clenched.
“Ahh! Gods! Yes! It was him!”
Something deep inside Morielle was torn apart. She did not know what it was, but she thought she even heard the sound of it, ripping at her soul. Her heart beat so fast, and her throat constricted. The back of her eyes seemed to be pricked by something th
