[KIYOMI]
Everything happened fast.
Really fast.
One moment, Kiyomi Kimura was standing beside Sakura, waiting for her answer while listening to the murmurs in the background—
…And the next, she was a few feet away, forcing life out of a woman who had dared to talk shit to the woman she loved and would always love.
Kiyomi had known that the court would be a challenging place for Sakura now that Kiyomi was back in Doiwa, and Sakura was still hesitant about never letting Kiyomi go.
Kiyomi had known that there would be a hound and one challenged, but she hadn't expected the blatant disrespect in an open space. She had expected whispers, sure, but to get to the point where they were glaring at Sakura openly like that?
To see them this brazen like the queen was not the most dangerous woman in the realm was pissing Kiyomi off.
Where was the respect accorded to the queen?
Where was the fear?
Where was the reality that stood between Sakura and the people she led?
