JASMINE’S POV
After encountering Princess Coral, I was relieved to leave the room.
Her interrogation had been intense, and it was like she had caught.
I looked up and saw that it was almost sunset.
I had summoned my bird!
I could not hang around with anyone or anywhere at all.
I needed to be sowhere no one could co.
If sunset arrived, the bird would fly down to wherever I was, and they would see I owned a summoning bird.
I began to pace back and forth, wondering where I could go.
I could not go to the lake.
It was quite a distance, and I could not risk going there too frequently.
I needed to be sowhere completely different.
Then I rembered that there was an old, abandoned castle near ours.
It was an extension of the pack but abandoned and crumbling.
I had even seen crows hovering around.
If I went there, no one would suspect .
I hurried out of the castle, and after ten minutes, I found myself in the scary castle.
The mont I stepped in, it beca sunset, and I saw a beautiful white owl on the horizon flying to .
I looked at her in amazent.
She was so beautiful.
She ca and landed on the railings before .
I looked down at her, and she, in turn, looked at .
"So you’re Qitania," I said.
She just looked around.
I gently touched her head, and she ruffled her feathers.
Then I saw that there was paper rolled under her claws.
I gently pulled it out and opened it.
There were so writings in it.
They had given a ssage from ho.
How was I even going to read it?
I still didn’t know how to read or write.
And then, it occurred to that if I didn’t know how to write, I would not be able to deliver any ssages to them.
"How do I even read this or send it to you when I still have no idea how to read or write?" I said.
The bird made its sound, and then I sighed.
So much had already happened.
I knew that my family would not be allowed into the pack for the Halo festival, so they would hear about it but not know about it.
My father would be furious at .
I shook in fear at the thought of my father being angry with .
I shivered.
He was very far away, but he was still able to instill so much fear in .
After much thought, I decided to send the little bird away and learn to read and write as quickly as possible.
I couldn’t trust anyone to read or write for . I was an enemy here.
I dipped the paper into my dress and played with Qitiana a little before letting her go.
She swooped, and I saw her wings on the horizon.
Then I went down from the old and abandoned castle and found my way back to the main pack castle.
Fortunately, I had not had any run-ins with Alpha Xaden lately.
At least since he told , I would perform as an entertainer at the Halo festival.
I didn’t even know what that ant.
I hurried past the busy hallways and went to my quarters with Loren when I saw a large woman.
She was probably in her early sixties, had long raven black hair, was extrely tall, and seed terrifying.
There was a resemblance sowhere.
Like I had seen her before.
She had an entourage with her.
Several servants were carrying different boxes for her.
Who was this woman?
I decided to mind my business and make a sharp turn, but she saw .
She gave a narrow glare.
She walked up to .
"Little girl." She said. "Who are you?"
The way she gazed over .
As if she could see through my clothes.
"I’m just a slave," I said.
She didn’t stop eyeing .
She caught my chin and forced to look at her.
Why did she look so familiar?
Her nails dug into my chin, and I shut my eyes in pain.
I could feel my blood being drawn.
Instinctively, I pulled myself free from her grasp.
She looked at in surprise as if I had dared to defy her, and even I was shocked that I had opposed her.
She took a deep breath.
And unlike usual tis when I would stay and await judgnt, I hurried away from her and ran up the stairs.
Today was such a ss, and I wanted it to end.
When I returned to the quarters, I saw Loren standing as if he were waiting for him.
His arms were folded.
I tilted my head in question.
"Sit down," he offered.
I began to panic.
Had he known that I was betraying them for my pack?
Did he know that I was an impostor?
I did as he told , and I sat on the bench, waiting for whatever he told .
"Jasmine." He said. "What happened to your mother?"
I frowned.
I am further confused about why he would care to ask about my mother. "My mother?"
"Yes," he said.
He was unusually calm, which was so unlike Loren, and it made more suspicious.
"My mother is Luna Maria," I told him.
He frowned. "I can’t rember Luna Maria having red hair. Not Alpha Bale."
My heart began to pound.
Had I been found out?
"I heard that my grandparents were red heads," I said. "And I inherited my hair from them."
He looked at suspiciously.
He wanted to say more, but then he changed his mind.
"The royal family has red heads." He said. "The Queen lost one of her daughters when she was young, and that’s why when she saw you, she thought you were a grown-up version of her."
I felt my heart break for the Queen.
"How did she lose her?" I asked.
"In a boat accident." He said. "It was her younger sister, Coral, who had witnessed everything. They were just around the age of six."
I couldn’t imagine how tragic it was for the entire family.
And Princess Coral having to witness her sister’s death.
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