Just Another Pawn

(Neva's POV)

Everyone went still.

The slap echoed in the palace air like a thunderclap.

Silas’s hand slowly rose to his cheek, eyes wide with shock with pain flickering in them as he stared at me. Sloane gasped dramatically, clearly enjoying the scene while Kaelen stood frozen, his jaw clenched but unreadable.

Thalia’s mouth dropped open in horror. "What just happened?" she whispered.

But I didn’t