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Chapter 48
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ASTRIDFuck him fuck him fuck him fuck him—the thought is the drumbeat of my mind as I lay cloistered in my pet room.Are these the consequences of my actions? They are.Do I feel like taking accountability for them right now, after Cayden was such a royal prick? I do not.Honestly, I’m afraid if I take a real look at the past twelve hours, I’ll crumble.Jace’s lie is the only reason I’m not following in my father’s footsteps and stepping straight into the embrace of a noose.But staying alive and having a reason to live are two different things. Without an arrow of revenge pointing me forward, I’m not even sure what I’m doing here.Now that Cayden has locked me away, there’s no chance of carrying out the assassination.And now that Cayden has shown me how futile my attempt was, I don’t even know what I’d try next.I try to drift off into a tangle of sleep, unsure how else to pass the time, but I keep seeing Bruno’s face snarling up from the darkness of my mind.The sight jerks me awa
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CAYDENAstrid doesn’t quite slam the door behind her, but she shuts it firmly enough that Cayden knows she has some lingering thoughts about their interaction.He sighs, rubbing his temples, then staggers over to the chaise lounge and falls into it with a huff.He wishes he could massage the image of Astrid’s grim scowl from his mind.You’re jealous, Drako smirks.“Nice to hear from you, too,” Cayden mutters.You know I can’t stand court, especially Valerius’s clown court, he says. Don’t change the subject.“And who is it I’m supposed to be jealous of?” Cayden asks, kicking his feet up on a matching peacock blue ottoman. “Jace? Hardly.”You saw the way he jumped to her rescue. His words may have been a farce, but his intent wasn’t. He fancies her. And he did rightfully claim her in the Bell Run. You know how much of a stickler he is for fairness.“You’re not wrong,” Cayden concedes, allowing his eyelids to flutter closed.He’s exhausted from the drama of the day. “But in order to be j
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ASTRIDCayden knows I’m lying, clearly.I’ve never seen him this angry, nearly electric with fury. Heat radiates from his skin. But which will set him off more: the falsehood regarding Jace or the very real truth regarding Bruno? We walk through the castle in brittle silence. As soon as we cross the threshold of his bedchamber, he slams the door behind us.His long fingers are wrapped around my arms, his hands shoving me backward. My skull smacks against his bedroom wall.“What the fuck is wrong with you,” he growls, his chest pressing against mine, pressing all the air out of my lungs.He could crush me in an instant, if he wanted to.I’ve been an idiot, allowing myself to think his opinion of humans has changed even a bit.“M-master?” I try to ask, but it comes out as a breathy whimper, he’s squeezing me so tightly.Blood pounds in my temples.I’m going to die, I think from some middle distance. But in this moment, I’m not sure I care. If Bruno’s alive, how can I stand to be?Cayde
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ASTRID“No,” Cayden interrupts, his voice like a shot.The guards hesitate in their approach.“No?” Cassius mimics, pure disdain threading his voice. “You intend to exonerate a rebel?”Cayden swats the question away. “A rebel? Hardly. You can prove she lied, yes. You can’t prove she’s guilty.”“And you can’t prove she’s innocent,” Cassius retorts, baring his teeth in a starched smile. “Her suspicious behavior and Bruno’s testimony are enough to land her in jail. If she’s able to come up with some believable excuse while there, and if someone is able to corroborate said excuse, so be it. If not— Well, I’m sure we’ll have a grand time together at the execution.”Cayden looks at me, and I know he’s waiting for me to conjure some story up, but I’ve got nothing.Fear is making my brain fuzzy. I’m afraid another lie will just dig the hole I’m in even deeper.“Looks like she’ll be coming with me,” Cassius gloats, swaggering up to Cayden.He whispers something in his ear, and Cayden looks bac
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ASTRIDCayden’s icy eyes flash silver as he looks me up and down, an annoyed twist playing on his lips.There’s something else in his expression. Disappointment, yes, but also something sharper. Something metallic.I can’t help but wonder if his face is the last thing I’ll ever see.It seems unlikely he’ll help me a second time, not when the hard, bloodied evidence of my crime is staring him in the face.But denial is my one and only friend here, and I plan to cling to it, even if Cayden won’t back me.“Bruno,” Cassius orders, “tell my good brother what exactly happened.”As Bruno relays the night’s events, I widen my eyes into the picture of naive innocence.“I’ve never been inside of the crown prince’s quarters before this evening,” I plead when he’s finished. “I have no idea what this guard is talking about.”“Then how did I come by your dagger?” Cassius snaps. “Or do you deny using it in the Bell Run as well?”“I don’t deny it, no,” I say, my eyes on the floor. “But I also don’t k
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CAYDENCayden eyes one fabric swatch, then the other. They look identically grey.“Which do you think Princess Charlotte will prefer?” Gyles asks him, the human servant stooping so low Cayden can’t help but wince.“Hmmm,” Cayden yawns. “Do you honestly believe she’ll be able to tell a difference? They’re curtains. She’s not likely to be inspecting them all that closely, is she?”Gyles inclines his head. “I only want to be sure the princess enjoys her stay, my prince. I have heard tell that she’s rather . . . particular. Hopefully, her lodgings will satisfactorily resemble Werin lodgings.”Cayden eyes the grand room around him: the four-poster bed, the tall glass-plate windows, the huge vases of fresh-cut flowers.A castle’s a castle, he thinks, but all he says is, “I’m sure she’ll appreciate the effort.”Gyles inspects one swatch, then the other. Then the first once more. Then the second.“This one,” he finally decides, holding out the latter with shaky hands. “Don’t you think?”Cayde
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