And that was when she heard the King had wanted to change his beloved mistress into a demon.
Oh, the height of the insult, after everything she had been through to win the King's affection. She had consoled herself that Neera was human and would die within the short lifespan humans possessed, only for that nonsense suggestion to come up.
Zavian had almost caught her that day. The stupid shoe she had worn had tangled with her dress and caused her to fall against the wall, and the thud had sounded loud enough for him to hear. Jasmine had lifted her dress high and run for her life before Zavian was so close to catching her that day.
But Jasmine knew she needed to act fast, and she gave Neera several other options to get out of the castle, but the stupid human wouldn't take them.
