Ashley

Neither of them looked at me. Ethonian kept her eyes fixed on the king, and Paul stood beside her, just as quiet. It felt like I didn’t even exist to them anymore.

“Have you seen these two before?” the king asked.

My chest tightened, I looked at Ethonian again, hoping she would meet my eyes, that I would find some sign of the friend I trusted.

But she didn’t look at me. A painful thought crossed my mind. Did she betray me? My throat felt dry as I slowly nodded. “Yes,” I answered.

“Good,” the king said, sounding satisfied.

He turned to Ethonian. “Tell me exactly what happened.”

Ethonian...