LAYLA'S POV
The words hit me hard.
The palace is under siege.
For a moment, I can't breathe. Then the ground shudders beneath my feet. Chandeliers above sway violently before pieces of crystal shatter to the floor. Explosions roar through the palace walls. Smoke rolls in through the corridors.
Screams echo everywhere. Servants, guards, nobles. Outside, everyone is running, colliding with one another.
The library door bursts open wider as we run into the hall.
Kaiden barks orders at the guards. "Protect the east wing. Move the nobles to the lower chambers! Make sure everyone is protected"
Kieran is already shoving people out of the way. Killian turns to face me.
"Stay here." His hand grips my shoulder "Find a corner. Don't move until we return."
I open my mouth to argue, but before I can speak, a guard rams into me, shoving me aside like I am nothing.
"Get the royals to safety!" he barks, ignoring me completely as he pushes the brothers forward.
Royals. Not me. Never me.
