Chapter 66

A punch square in the face as the pain in my nose becomes even more persist, the cracking of cartilage reaching my ears. "So, why are you here, Ms. Black?" I'm pulled towards the woman, my chin held high as my hair is pulled tightly up. "Is this just another role to play from the King? Another task and you get a great lay? Maybe promised peace when you get me? What did the King want? Me dead?!" She thinks I'm here for her. She believes the King wants her. "No, he doesn't want you," I respond, the blood dripping from my nose and into my open mouth as I struggle for a breath of air as the pain takes over. "I came here searching for someone." She grabs my neck, her long fingers circling around the delicate body part as she squeezes tightly. My lungs begin to sting, my toes only touching the ground. "I need the ring leaders." The woman looks around the rogues, her eyes darkening. "You protect the exi