I could not… I just could not handle the pain. It was too much. It felt like a thousand needles were being used to stab me and any sort of movement made it worse. “You know the kind of bond shared between family that has lost family… that is the kind of bond we have” my mother’s voice was slowly fading into the background but it did not stop me from being angry, the angrier I got, the more the pain increased. I felt Marcus’s hands wrap around my shoulders as he helped me stand, I closed my eyes tightly and sucked in a breath as the pain increased, I stayed silent though, not wanting anyone to notice… I would hate to get anyone’s attention right now. “The princess and I will be retiring for the night, she isn’t feeling too well” I hear Marcus say, my legs were about to give out but I sti