"This must be hurting your pride. Standing in this dark old passage with no one to help you. Someone as manipulative as you should have found a way to avoid standing here," said Zayne.
Kiara smiled, masking her fear. "Well, it wasn't in my plans for you to take over our kingdom. Had you given me a hint I would have prepared better. Did you use my maid to find me? Or did you kill her? She is the one who ruined the dress. Take her," she offered.
Zayne laughed, not surprised by how Kiara offered the maid so easily. "I didn't need her to find you. If you were smart, you would have worked with the maid to close that door. I wasn't aware you had secret passages in the palace. Your need to sacrifice those around you left you here alone."
