~Katrina~
"Marissa, are you out of your mind?" I cried, gritting my teeth as the pain shot through me. My wrist was bleeding badly, and in seconds, my blood was already soaking into the floor.
I dropped to the ground, my body weak, my heart racing. Pain burned through me, but the worst part was the shock. My own maid… the one I trusted more than anyone… had just cut me open like I was nothing. She must have lost her mind. Or worse—maybe Queen Fortuna sent her to finish me off.
I looked at her through the blur of my tears. This couldn't be real. I trusted her. I told her things no one else knew. And now this? Was it all a trap?
I tried to get up but my body wouldn't move. My head throbbed. My wrist pulsed with pain. The blood kept dripping, and she just stood there, watching me bleed like it didn't matter.
"Forgive me, my lady. But you need to scream for help," she said.
