Kingdom of Villains

by Ella Fields

Colvin looked at me, perhaps for an answer, but he didn’t need it. He sighed and scratched at his cheek. “I really do wish you hadn’t touched her.” “But I barely did,” the guard went on. “It was just a little shove to make her move.” He gestured to me, sweat dripping from his tousled milky hair. “We didn’t want to keep you waiting. She’s fine.” The queen released a low, breathy laugh. “Unwise.” The prince smiled, but it was almost pained. “It’s the disrespect, you see, for the agreement was made before you went to retrieve my betrothed, and so now I am left with no choice.” The guard frowned. I woke up well and truly as the prince’s fingers were replaced by cascading dark talons nearly as long as his arm. Blood sprayed from the guard’s throat as Colvin swiped one talon across it and then four of them over his stomach. Wide-eyed, the dying male stared until his head tipped right back, and his innards spilled onto the throne room floor. He toppled into a bloody heap.

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