Cherry did not walk up the dungeon stairs.
She stormed.
Her footsteps echoed like thunder, her fury sharp and consuming. The guards scrambled out of her way, terrified. Servants pressed themselves flat against the walls.
The guards ran in chaos as the bells rang.
Everyone knew better than to stop Princess Cherry when her wolf was this close to breaking through her skin.
By the time she reached the throne room, she didn't bother knocking.
She kicked the doors open so hard they slammed against the stone walls.
King Roland and Queen Rose both jerked up from their heated argument, their voices dying instantly.
"CHERRY!" Roland barked. "What insolence? You have no right to
"JASMINE IS GONE!" Cherry screamed.
Silence.
Rose's face paled instantly.
Roland blinked, stunned. "What did you just say?"
"I said…"
Cherry snarled as she marched forward, hair wild, eyes glowing, "That Jasmine is GONE!"
