Chapter Eighty Three

Chapter Eighty Three

“Empress,” I called. But she was not alone–I noticed other empresses and high regents trailing behind her.

“You were gone for quite a long time.” She said to me, “Did you really think you could run away?”

“I didn’t intend on running away… All I wanted to do was explore the city.”

“Explore the city?” she questioned, walking closer to me. You are the Chosen; out there, all you would find is sinful people, ready to taint you; there is nothing out there?

“Then maybe I don’t want to be the god of light’s chosen! Maybe I want to just live my life like any other girl; maybe I think this–everything, it’s all a lie.”

She slapped me hard, and the sharp sting was followed by the metallic taste of blood on my tongue.

“How dare you say something so blasphemous?”

You lock me in here, day and night, forcing me to read stupid books, forcing me to learn stupid languages. If

You said everyone is full of sin, but so far the only living, breathing

for the hit, but it never came; Trian stopped

plan, and she was naïve enough to follow me. I’m sure she doesn’t mean anything she just said; she is

“Why did you take her out there?”

rules excites

for Julia’s choice of punishment for

to punish him. And yet… she had to, or she would be seen as

her eyes–she

you a position above others- and this is how

me to death?” He inquired with

for you. You’ll be taken to the darkest depths of the dungeons, where all you’ll ever know is darkness–you’ll wake to it each day and sleep in it for

this.” I begged

didn’t fight or even try to resist. I ran toward him, but the empress held me back -she

don’t leave me, Trian.”

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