ISOLDE

Her hands shook so badly that she almost dropped the cup. Something wasn’t right. Rowan had sensed it too, I could see it in his eyes, sharp and dark as the night sky.

“I said…”Rowan's voice stern, her knees hitting the floor at the weight of his voice, “You should drink it… before I ask my guard to help you.”

She was crying now, her face wet with fear. My heart thudded. If she couldn’t even drink it herself… how was I supposed to?

Poison.

My eyes shot up, and ...