Chapter 6

I woke up with sunlight burning my face. When I opened my eyes, I saw that I was on the commander's horse, his strong arms were around me guiding the animal down a road.

" Good thing you woke up, princess." he said behind me.

" Where are we going? "

" To the palace, of course. Don't worry, nobody knows you ran away. Your stepmother, Hera, the queen found your letter and banned the floor of your room, saying that you caught a very contagious virus, and that only her maid would take care of you. Of course, with Dimitri gone, I assumed he had kidnapped you, and this was confirmed when I saw the Queen's personal guard being secretly ordered to search outside the palace. "

So, Hera had covered it all up... I didn't like her, but her smart attitude had saved me from coming back under great embarrassment.

Then something bothered me.

" What did he do to me? He jabbed his thumb into the back of my neck and since then I haven't been able to resist him."

" Dimitri was born with what