Em doesn't think herself special, sure she's had a hard life so far but everyone has that. When one day the queen visits her mistress, her world turns upside down. And as she finds out, the more important you are, the more dangerous the rest of the world is.

The missing princess

 I wake up with a huge headache. Reaching up to touch my head, I surprisingly find that I can't. 


 Slowly, I open my eyes and examine my hands to find that they are bound together and chained to the floor. I try pulling as hard as I can to see how strong the shackles are, but I just end up hurting myself. I look around and realize I'm inside an old farmer’s cart. 


 "Did we have a nice little nap?" an all too familiar voice asks suddenly. 


 I tentatively look up and see him again. "Who are you?" 


 "Don't you remember?" he asks, clearly mocking me. "Because I remember you just fine." 


 "Very funny," I say sarcastically. "But seriously, who are you and what do you want from me? You probably don't want ransom otherwise you wouldn't have gone through all the trouble to make me disappear." 


 He annoys me by laughing at me. "You really are as smart as I've heard. It's a real shame that's all going to be wasted." 


Chapter 19