Juri unconsciously placed her hand at her throat as she was unable to breathe. Her eyes widened in panic as she was unable to make a sound. It felt like she was frozen in time. She could hear people all around her but couldn't get their attention.
While everyone else was laughing uproariously at the comedian no one paid them any attention. Only Prince Juval alone noticed because he was infatuated with her and barely paid attention to his own meal.
She blinked, when Prince Juval leaned over and whispered, "Don't move."
Then he whacked her so hard in the back she spat out the piece of meat and sent it flying across the table. She didn't know whether to thank him or murder him in his sleep because now her back hurt like hell.
