Preparation for the wedding began swiftly and Rosalind was moved to another chamber, separate from the ladies' quarters, where she was expected to remain until the wedding ceremony.
Her footman had already been replaced, and now a huge, broad-shouldered man was to stand guard by her door day and night.
Rosalind was no longer allowed to go anywhere, whether it was her lessons, the chapel, or even the garden. She remained confined to the room at all times and no one was permitted to visit her.
She had heard Verity and Thalia's voices outside the door at some point, but the footman informed them that the king had forbidden anyone from seeing her.
Rosalind's life had already become a living hell before she had even married the tyrant.
The windows of her chamber had been barricaded in case she attempted to escape through them, and every possible exit had been secured so thoroughly that even looking outside felt impossible.
