Chapter 34. Locked Inside

Harly

Waking up, I look around the room. The same room from that night.

I watched as Stefan walked out of the room; he was lucky his soldier had come for her. I was about to slap him again for thinking what happened was a joke.

Why in the hell would he joke about it being him? So yeah, he needs to thank that soldier, as his words just created a burning anger within me that made me want to hurt him.

After he left, I tried to leave the room but was told I wasn’t allowed to. Apparently, the king had insisted I don’t leave the room until I was to be guided to the palace today.

Like I was some child under house arrest, he honestly ensured his guards wouldn’t let me leave. While I want to scream and shout at him for it, I can’t.

It was his order that saved me more abuse from my father last night. I was in bed when I heard him arrive at the door asking if the guards had seen me.

They reassured him I was safe. He didn’t care if I was safe; he