Chapter 4: The Death (Part 2)
“What?” I stand up, trying not to believe what just came out of her mouth. I start pacing the room, calming my racing thoughts.
“Queen Darya wants to kill you,” she repeats.
“Why does she want to kill me? I know she is fuming whenever she is around me, that is why I was beaten when I was younger, but to actually kill me…” I cannot continue. Penelope closes her eyes and takes in a deep breath in. Her voice is calm and soothing.
“I need to tell you. The secret my mother told me. It is why she wants to kill you. Listen and do not interrupt. I cannot bear to repeat it again. It hurts too much.” I sit back on my quilt. My heartbeats are choking me now with anticipation of the secret. Penelope opens her eyes, blood-shot and watery. “The secret starts before I was born.”
