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She stared as if she didn’t hear me

“An innocent child—”

“You have his eyes”

The breath halted in my chest

“I’ll never forget those eyes,” she said in a faraway voice “Take her away”

Huntley grabbed me by the arm and forced me up

I twisted out of his grasp “I can get up, asshole”

He gestured in the direction from which we’d come

I walked off, turning my back on the queen and her men

Her voice followed me “Return when you’re finished, Huntley We have much to discuss”

Word had spread like wildfire in the town square I could tell by the way they stared at me as I passed, as if they knew exactly who I was Huntley had left ho for this moment until he returned

I glanced back and forth aroundmen and women in wool breeches and thick coats There were children too, but they stayed behind their parents

Huntley reh I had no idea where I was going Cabins were on either side, constructed out of wood, torches on the outside of each one of them

“Here”

I stopped at the command of his deep voice

It was in front of a cabin, a cabin that looked different from the others because it had no s I assumed it was a prison At least it would be warm, with four walls and a roof I hadn’t slept well once on this journey, and I was so exhausted that I just wanted to go to sleep rather than try to flee

Huntley unlocked the door then pushed it open

Instead of crossing the threshold, I stared at hi

“I warned you not to fuck withyou not to fuck with Queen Rolfe You’ll regret it, I promise you”

“You’re threatening me?”

“Was that not clear?” His eyes narrowed