Chapter 65

SUZIE’S POV The sound of birds chirping fluttered into the dimly lit room along with the warm morning sunlight. The curtain swayed slowly, the soft fabric scraping the wooden floor softly. I had woken up a few hours earlier, but I could not bring myself to leave the bed. Today was the day of reckoning, the day of the banquet. Preparations had been made, I had agreed to attend the banquet, but I had gotten cold feet at the final moments. I could not stand the thought of seeing my old lovers, regardless of the fact that the queen fervently promised that I would be protected. I just could not. I sighed, hugging myself tightly as I curled up into a ball. I had steeled my mind; I would not attend this banquet, no matter what. The birds went on with their incessant noises and it was soon overwhelmed by the sound of knocking. I slowly turned to my door, my heart ramming in my chest. Have they come for me? I had not informed the queen and king that I had changed my mind, because I did not know