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Chapter Seventeen

I watched as a drop of blood slide from my cut. Amoux an Sena, who'd long ago stopped sleeping; were staring at me with a mixture of schadenfreude and surprise.

"Amoux, you're shaming your brother spending time with this insane princess," Drusilla continued her diatribe waving the paper in her hand. "You do yourself a special service choosing your friends wisely."

Closing my book with my free hand I rose from my chair.

"Even amongst royals there are those who aren't worth getting to know," Drusilla flaunted herself settling her hands on her hips.

I turned around to face her. "Heptad clench your teeth."

"I'm going to tell your brother—what?"

I drew my hand back and slapped her. The sound caused the conversation in the cafeteria room to drop into a cold silence.

Flustered and shocked, Drusilla whipped her face back to me but before she speak I brought my hand down again. "Agh, stop—slap."

Her pale cheek flared red as I brought my hand down on her face over and over until she was on the ground. Those who'd be behind her enjoying her show were now retreating and stunned silence and fear covered the many students faces.

Where she'd collapsed I leaned down and dug my hands into her fiery red hair and yanked her head up.

"I tried to be friendly with you, but you kept crossing the line."

Drusilla eyes were dazed and red rimmed, the lingering tears slowly fell down her swollen cheeks. I forced her head to turn so she could see the faces of the other Nobel children who'd all cringed away or were obviously frozen in abject fear not a single one stepping back forward for her. "Look, do you see now what you didn't? I'm a princess of this empire, I'm the od descendant of the blood that allowed these sheep to bear their teeth at others. Titled, landed, gentry I am a god among them and you as an Argyos."

Shoving her head away, I straightened. "I'm only going to say this once, Miss of the Heptad family. Know your place, or I will show it to you."

"Zorya!"

Emilia came running with her posse and she quickly took up a protective position between me and Drusilla. "Enough, you weren't sent here to flaunt your nobility or to harm other students."

Blue eyes glared at me, and I'm sure looked very angelic facing me and my cruelty. Those who'd been too afraid to speak, were now muttering amongst themselves.

"Right, she's too much."

"What does she mean "know your place" she's nothing but a forgotten princess."

"I'm glad Princess Emilia is here to control her. She's too savage."

Emilia turned and knelt infront of Drusilla, and gently cupped her chin. "I'm sorry, I will take full responsibility for my sisters—ugh."

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