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Alpha Prince's Little Dagger Chapter 25
ASTRIDMaggie must sense my hesitance at the turn in conversation, because she turns in another direction.“So,” she asks, getting up from my bedside. “How’d you become Prince Cayden’s pet? All of court is losing their minds, you know, seeing that he’s finally taken a human. No one ever thought he would.”She bustles over to the water basin, grabbing a cloth and dipping it into the bowl. She comes back and lays it against my forehead. It’s blessedly cool.I tell her as much as I can stomach, leaving out anything to do with Luca. If I keep throwing rocks at that dam, it’ll break, and I don’t have the capacity to deal with an onslaught of my own emotions right now, not when my body feels so broken.“Unlucky day to be caught stealing,” Maggie says, gently massaging out my limbs. I try not to hiss in pain. “But kind of wild that the Bell Run ended up with you here.”I snort; she doesn’t know the half of it. “I would have taken the trial, gladly.”“I can’t say I blame you for that,” Maggie
Alpha Prince's Little Dagger Chapter 24
ASTRIDIn my dream, Luca is frightened and bleeding. The brown wolf has him pinned beneath its paws, but the beast has yet to bear down.This time, I’m able to reach them. This time, I drive my dagger into the wolf’s spine. As it gasps out its dying breath and I reach down to Luca, though, my brother’s face transforms.Suddenly, Ollie stares back up at me.I jolt awake.The first thing I register is just how soft the bedding is, like lamb’s wool. Then I register how unfamiliar the rest of my surroundings are as well. These aren’t the walls of my home—nor, I think as my mind catches up to the present, the walls of Cayden’s residence.Squinting around, I spot a table I recognize, then a door.I’m in Cayden’s bedchamber. And I have no clue how I got here.I go to sit up and nearly black out.Every part of me feels like it’s had a turn under the blacksmith’s hammer, but the pain lancing across my forehead is debilitating.The last thing I remember is breaking Ram’s nose, but a headbutt sh
Alpha Prince's Little Dagger Chapter 23
CAYDENWhat a fucking idiot.It’s all Cayden can think as Astrid glares at him. He doesn’t even know who he’s talking about: her or himself.Probably, he thinks wryly, a healthy mix of both.He never should have allowed Cassius to goad him into attending this event in the first place.Honestly, he’d nearly forgotten about it. He certainly hadn’t expected Astrid to be present. And then for her to take Marina up on the challenge instead of taking his clear offer to opt out of—how had he put it?—their silly little game.He can get her out of this fairly easily, but he’s not sure he wants to.There is, undeniably, something off about the girl. He doesn’t trust that she came back simply for riches. He doesn’t trust that she isn’t a spy or even an assassin, especially not since Elias brought the girl’s dagger to him.It’s a crude thing, homemade, but the handle is worn with use, and the blade is bitingly sharp. He wouldn’t want to be on its receiving end in the dead of night.Lady Elouise i
Alpha Prince's Little Dagger Chapter 22
ASTRIDNow that I have a directive, a job to do, my mind locks in.Most of my fellow humans here are toned for aesthetic, not athletics; I highly doubt they’ve ever taken a punch to the face.Not that I particularly enjoy doling out violence, but in this moment, I’m so relieved the queen chose a non-penetrative activity for me to publicly prove myself with, bare-knuckle boxing sounds like a privilege.Even if it’s meant to entertain the very people who strung my father up. Who strung Everett’s father up.The older woman seated next to Cayden and myself has thankfully removed her pet’s head from beneath her skirts. She pushes him forward as I stand up. He wipes his glistening mouth with the back of his forearm.“Ram will fight,” she says. “Back in Werin, combat between pets is considered an artform.”All I know about Werin, I learned while listening in on my father’s secret rebel meetings.Across the Moonlight Channel from Phaegia is the continent of Ebrone. Both continents used to be
Alpha Prince's Little Dagger Chapter 21
ASTRIDLess thankfully, I can’t ascertain anything from Cayden’s expression when we lock eyes. Is he pleased to see me here? Upset?Jace’s face is much easier to read.As soon as the two men walk through the doors, Cayden dressed in silvers and blues and Jace dressed in browns and deep greens, the latter frowns.Danielle, however, jumps up in delight, accidentally kicking her servant-footstool in the ear, not that she notices.“Jace!” she cries out. “I didn’t think you’d be here!”The two men share a brief glance then walk our way. By the time they stride over, neither looks particularly happy, but they don’t look unhappy, either. I wonder how often they have to wrestle themselves into this bland facade.Marina smiles wide at her stepson, but there’s no warmth in it.“I was curious about your new pet,” she says, nodding over toward me. “So I took the liberty of having her join us tonight. I hope you don’t mind.”She adds on that last part as if nothing would make her happier than if h
Alpha Prince's Little Dagger Chapter 20
ASTRIDI’m livid. I’ve been many things in my life—humiliated, impoverished, debased—but I’ve never been ensnared. Not until now.There’s also the possibility that I’m so angry to keep from being so afraid, but I’m not interested in looking too closely at that right now.If Cayden wanted to keep my mouth closed about his crush on Lyra forever, why not just kill me? Why house me and feed me and clothe me like a doll? Why waste precious resources?I must convince Cayden to see me. That’s all there is to it. It’s not like I have anything else to lose.I end up calling for Grace so many times, she permanently stations the mute guard in my room.No matter how I plead for him to let me see the prince, he stands stoic as a statue.He’s bigger than your average twenty-some man, more precisely muscled, but I suppose if he grew up with the perk of palace nourishment, that’s not so surprising. It’s not all that surprising for parents to sell their kids off to be servants in the first place, as w
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