Like a rabbit caught in a trap, the young Valeria didn’t dare to move a muscle. It was the first time Cassandra witnessed a member of the Imperial family being so scared. Was it because of Shareen? She couldn’t be one of Kareen’s children, so who was her concubine mother…? A girl her age and her rank definitely had nothing to do there, especially alone and in a servant’s outfit. It looked like she had sneaked out of the Palace.
“Valeria, talk,” insisted Shareen.
However, the young woman stayed completely mute and petrified by fear. Annoyed, Shareen ripped the little bottle off her hands and threw it at Cassandra.
“Aren’t you good with plants and potions? What is that?”
The girl was on the verge of tears.
“Let me go…” She begged, trying to pull away from Shareen’s tight grip.
Cass
