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