Maya’s POV
I froze. Aghast. Shocked.
The world around me tilted.
A rictus of horror twisted across the faces surrounding me.
He stood still. Unmoving. Like a statue in shock. Eyes wide, mouth agape, heart caught mid-beat.
“GUARDS! ARREST THE EVIL WOMAN! SHE POISONED THE KING,” Hannah shrieked, voice slicing through the air like broken glass.
“KILL HER! KILL HER! KILL HER!” The hysteric mob chanted, in blind hysteria.
Athena kicked me to the ground on my knees while chains bound me from all sides. Pain flared. My palms scraped stone. My dignity shattered.
My triplets cried in Carl’s arms as if sensing my distress. The crowd went into a frenzy while warriors in armors surrounded me with spears pointed at me, their gleaming tips just inches from my throat.
“DIE, EVIL WOMAN! DIE!” Ath
