Rose was getting down from the horse when the doors opened. Suddenly, a hand yanked her by the wrist and pulled her forward. It was one of the knights that had rode with her. He pulled her unnecessarily hard even though she wasn't resisting. He let go, and she fell to the floor, hitting her elbow on the hard ground.
A cry of pain escaped her lips. It was the elbow of the shoulder that hurt. She lifted her arm and was about to inspect it when she felt pain in her scalp as someone pulled her hair upwards, lifting her off the ground. Rose grabbed her hair immediately, tears pooling in her eyes as she fought the urge not to scream right in the crown prince's face.
His gaze was dark as he locked eyes with her. The scar on the side of his chin gave him an ominous look in the dark. Rose felt chills all the way to her toes. The tears that had been hanging on her lashes fell down her face.
