They took Killian. They took him away so humiliatingly that I could neither tell him to look at me nor he could look back. My heart ached for him, the pain in my rib cage increased as my heart ached. I just stood there in the middle of the ballroom.
People left the ballroom mumbling. Everyone left slowly until there was no one left but me. When I came face to face with the King who was the last to leave the ballroom, tears were flowing from my eyes that I couldn't stop. The King frowned. "It must be so painful not knowing who the man you love really is, my daughter. I wouldn't want that to happen, but you know I have to protect my kingdom and my family." My stomach was cramped with the urge to vomit as his faint smile covered his lips.
