It had already been a few days ever since I saw Liam at home. Unknown guards still roamed around the palace like it was their own place, fearing nothing. I even heard them gossiping about me and Liam while sitting beneath the porch with Daleri.

"Have you heard how Emily killed one more person?" A guard standing inside whispered, but I could hear him clearly. My ears perked up at his gossip, and I listened tentatively.

There was some noise as if someone had hit the other person's head. "What're you saying she's the crown Princess! Our future queen!"

The first guard snorted. "A queen who's killing everyone. How cruel."...