Ember could still feel the heat on her cheeks as she closed the door of her room behind her and rested her back against it. She closed her eyes while catching her breath, her body slowly sliding down along the door due to her trembling legs, but she didn't seem to notice any of these.
Her mind was in absolute chaos.
Her legs finally gave in to her muscles' exhaustion—after all, not only did she just have a bewildering experience, she had also ran the entire way from the King's study, only stopping once she returned to her bedchamber.
'What…?'
She sat on the floor with head lowered, and before she knew it, she could feel tears making their way out of her eyes. She didn't know why she was crying but felt truly overwhelmed by the situation—like everything was just so unfair and she didn't want any of this.
