The Fighter (Book 1)

Chapter 10

I woke up to the sunlight in my eyes. Emmaline lay next me she must have come up to bed sometime during the night. I pushed the covers off me and looked at my arm.
There was a white cloth tied around where I was cut. The bed had bloodstains on it. Emmaline have noticed and took care of my arm.
I walked downstairs. Felicity was sitting in a chair in the sitting area. Her leg propped up on the small table. She was covered in blankets and was sleeping.
Selestia sat next to her. She was awake but she looked as if she haven't slept all night.
"Is your arm alright?" She asked never taking her attention off Felicity.
"Ya I'm fine." I said walking over to her, "how's Felicity?"
"Gary said she's gonna be fine she just needs to eat and drink and rest."
I nodded. "I met someone last night in the woods when I was walking back."
"Who was it?" Asked Selestia turning her head to look at me, her eyebrow raised.
"He said his name was Fredrick Winkle. You don't know him do you?" I asked.
"No I don't." She said turning her head back to Felicity.
Selestia had dark circles under her eyes that made her look as if she was going to pass out any second.
"Have you been up all night then?" I asked pulling a chair over and sitting by Selestia.
"Yeah I wanted to make sure nothing happend." She said.
I nodded quietly.
I looked at Felicity. She lay with her eyes closed, sleeping. She had a bruise on her forehead that was a darkish color.
"I'm going to go get a cold cloth to put on that." I said pointing to her bruise and standing up.
I walked over to the kitchen and found some water. Before I could walk back Fabian burst through the door.
"The queen wants to see all of you!" He shouted through the house.
I rung the cloth out and walked back over handing it to Selestia then stood in front of Fabian.
"What do you mean she wants to see us?" I asked.
"There was another intruder in the woods who was caught." Explained Fabian, "he asked for you Octavia."
I froze. It was him.
I turned my head Emmaline stood on the stairs.
"Felicity can't go. I'm staying here." She stated.
"Gary won't be coming. He's staying here. The queen asked for all of you, but there is no way Felicity can go." Said Fabian.
"Fine then." Said Selestia standing up from her chair.
Her hair was a mess. She really needed a nap or something.
We walked through the woods. I spun my head around every time I heard a noise, thinking it could be those shadow men or something worse.
We reached the palace and Forest stood in the front talking with what looked like other guards.
We walked right passed them, but I made sure to glare at Forest before we entered the palace.
We walked in. There he was. I knew it would be him. The same sandy blonde hair and the dark red eyes. His mouth molded into a smirk that made me want to run. He stood there smirking at at all if us.
Of course it was Fred Winkle.