SEVEN
"You're going where?" Bianca exclaimed.
"To the nether hells, where I'll have to serve Queen Lagle," Ava repeated.
Bianca shook her head. "I don't understand. Why? Lagle doesn't even like you. Why would she ask for you to accompany her to her new court?"
"Because of last night," Ava admitted.
Bianca clapped her hands to her mouth. "You mean you were caught coming back? Is that why no one could find you this morning? Last night, when we finished swimming, Lagle said she saw you leave, so we should hurry back before we were caught."
"I fell asleep in the garden and when I woke up this morning, the courtyard was full of soldiers."
Bianca paled – quite a feat, seeing as her skin was the palest of any of the princesses already. "Surrounded by men? What did you do?"
Not wanting
