“I need to find a way to protect them! Please, let me speak with her again!” Katherine pleaded, desperation lacing her voice as she tried to push past Princess Darla, who blocked her path with an air of unyielding authority.
The princess raised a brow, her patience thin. Without warning, she slapped Katherine hard across the face. Katherine stumbled back, shocked. Before she could recover, Darla struck her again. And again.
“Who exactly are you going to protect?” Darla sneered, her words cutting deep. “Look at you! Weak. Pathetic. This display of desperation only proves how incapable you are.”
Katherine’s anger flared. Fueled by indignation, she lunged forward to push Darla. But Darla was prepared. Effortlessly twisting Katherine’s arm, she restrained her with the ease of an experienced fighter.