Alina's POV:

The guards' voice came from outside.

I instantly spun around and ran out. "Help! There is an assassin in my room!"

The guards quickly rushed to me and surrounded me protectively. "Where is the assassin, Miss Quinn?"

"In my room! Go and catch her!"

They charged into my room, well-armed with weapons, but were stumped. "Miss Quinn, there is no trace of an assassin here..."

"How is that possible?"

I pushed them aside from behind and discovered that there was indeed no assassin in my room. The woman in the black cloak had already escaped.

Witches were skilled at concealing themselves and using magic. If I wasn't holding the pendant that she gave me in my hand as proof, I would have thought that I had just hallucinated our encounter.

The guards did a thorough sweep of the room again, but failed to find the witch.

Quinn, why don'tyoushifttoanotherroom?" one

head and regained my composure.

guards obeyed and filed

of something. I called out to the guards to stop them and

Sea to capture globefishes. The globefishes were

tender. Every time my father invited important guests, he would

with activity these days, so I reasoned that they had

me an answer right away. They exchanged

since I had been confined to my room, my father's

father that I will

ordered you

from the wedding. You can go and relay this message to him," I

intention of doing so. Right now, he was more focused on Sylvia and the other guests, and I was probably quite low on his priority list. Making this small sacrifice for a while

choice but to follow my instructions and give my

into the dressing room. I casually placed the pendant aside and

dress and studied myself in the mirror, my thoughts running amok. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FindNøvᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ

the pale face and muted

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