The feeling of being locked in her room without knowing what was going on was not fun at all. Xiao Zhi paced her room, sitting on her bed, then stood up again, feeling like a bird trapped in a cage.
Well, basically, her room right now was literally her cage. She couldnt go out. The guard waiting in front of her room was ready to drag her back inside the moment she even tried to step outside her door.
She turned toward the large window, desperate for air. She needed to breathe. She needed to see the sky and pretend she could just fly her way out. But what greeted her from her window made her blood run cold.
The courtyard below was a sea of red and gold. Banners hung from every pillar. Red paper flowers and ribbons were everywhere.
The wedding preparations had begun.
Reality crashed into her like a falling mountain. She had been swallowed so deeply by her grief for Ruhan that she had forgotten the truth she was running from. She had forgotten the deadline.
