Suddenly, Rachel pointed her sword at my father. I immediately covered myself with it in shock.
— What are you doing?! — I shrieked, staring at her in horror.
— I'm going to kill him.
The tone of her voice was so cold and cruel that I was actually amazed. Rachel wasn't talking about a stranger. It was… My father!
I clenched my teeth.
— If… If you have a beef with me, that doesn't mean you can touch my family! — I exclaimed, «Deal with me!
But Rachel didn't react at all.
— Back off,» she ordered in an icy tone, «or I'll have to do it by force.
— NO!
I put my arms out to either side, showing her directly-that the girl could only get to the Archduke over my dead body. I really couldn't understand what had suddenly come over her. Why did she suddenly want him dead so badly?!
