The Last Queen Book Four by Odette C. Bell

Author:Odette C. Bell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Odette C. Bell
Published: 2017-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

WE’VE BARELY SPOKEN since our argument, and when we have, it’s only so John can make it clear that I’m not to leave the building.

I feel exactly like a bird trapped in a cage.

Okay, that’s not true. Unlike a bird, I can open the doors to my cage. And if John locks them, I can blast through.

But... I don’t.

I stay in my room, barely leaving, only training when he gives me permission to. In many ways, my worst fears have come true. I’ve lost my freedom. And yet I still trust him.

Why?

I can’t honestly tell you.

More than a few times as I have lain on my bed thinking about my screwed-up life, my mind has ticked back to what Spencer told me on top of that roof. That he’s the one I’m meant for. That even if I try to forge a relationship with another king, it won’t work. I have to go with where my passion is – where my heart leads me.

I’m lying on my bed now, and I bring a hand up and latch it over my face, letting my fingers thump so hard against my head, I see a few stars flash through my eyes.

I’ve never been one for sitting still, but with nowhere to go and nothing to do, what option do I have?

John still hasn’t shown me to the rest of his pieces. They aren’t aware I’m in the building – even Antonio. They don’t see me and they don’t have anything to do with me.

I’m like a prisoner....

Before that thought can settle in and rattle my nerves even more, I hear footsteps.

The sound of a heavy, strong stride striking the polished concrete floor outside.

I don’t bother pulling myself off my bed, even when I hear John’s heavy-handed knock on my door.

I pause for several seconds.

“I know you’re in there. Something’s come up,” he says.

I feel my shoulders tense, my muscles contracting and dragging over the crumpled sheets of my bed. “Fine, come in.”

The door creaks, and he walks in.

I still have my hand over my eyes, and I don’t let it drop. Once upon a time I had a rule about showing emotion in front of John. What’s the point now? Our once pleasant relationship has twisted into something bitter.

I want to tell myself that the reason is that John is disappointed in me. He has all but acquired me, but in doing so, I’ve brought him more risk than gain. I’m too powerful to be controlled. But at the same time, I’m far too powerful to be let go.

I’m like a nuclear weapon.

But there’s another reason for how acrimonious our relationship has become.

And that’s the last thing he said to me before he stormed out of his office two weeks ago.

The reason I keep attracting so much trouble for him is that I can’t make my mind up. Sure, technically I’ve all but joined him as a piece. But in my heart, have I ever let go of Spencer?

I don’t fucking know.

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