Venomous Deception

(Neva’s POV)

I stepped out of the King’s chambers, the heavy doors closing behind me as the guards bowed their heads.

My steps faltered. My body moved, but I barely felt it. I wasn’t walking with direction… I was just drifting, blind to the path before me. My mind was too loud, too heavy, drowning out everything else.

By the time I reached my chambers, I felt hollow. I shut the door and leaned aga