Chapter 24

As I am sitting on the bed a knock on the door brings me out of my thoughts. "Come in," I mumble as my head rests on my knees.

The bedroom door opens and the smell of sandalwood drifts into the room. Lifting my head I look up and see Raphael standing in front of me. "We need to talk," he says curtly as she shuts the door behind him.

Pulling my knees away from my chest, I gently set my feet on the ground. "I would say that we do," I say angrily. "Where is Margaret?"

"I do not have any idea what you are talking about," he says with a smirk on his face.

"Your scent is all over this room," I tell him.

"You have a good nose," he says with a hint of humor in his voice. "But the King can't know that I was in here," his tone turns serious.

I stand up angrily and stare him in the eyes. "And exactly why should I do that?" I growl at him. "I will be the one punished for her going missing."

"I can fix that for you," he says calmly. "I will tell the King that I saw you by