He’ll have to wait. I’m onto something, and I know it.“I’m a heavy sleeper. Everyone knows that.” I stand slowly, staring at Sahin.Xandra’s comforting hand on my knee has become a restraining one, suggesting firmly that I sit back down. I compromise on staying where I am instead of storming across
He grimaces at me, but his orange-brown eyes slide away from mine. I smile grimly. He should feel at least as shitty as I do.Or should he? For all I know, the king’s Beta wasn’t the distant sword Father’s was to me when it came to Amval. He could be grieving something like a nephew, maybe even some
IngridHana deposits Amval’s body in the large, empty hollow below Moonlight Tower. Right now, there’s no way of knowing whether it’s going to be a dungeon, cellar, or both. The crowd of Soms—two parents, seven remaining siblings—look around at it with tired eyes. Maybe they’re thinking the same thi
“For what?”For being her. For not leaving when I had the chance. For ever coming out last night.“For him.”“So it’s true.” Her words are as dull and hollow as the ache of my mark. “Kaloni said, but….”I put a hand on her shoulder. Mother taught me all the right things to say at times like this, ev
Another woman shows up—a familiar one. Lieutenant Hana, now one of Finn and Xandra’s chief advisors.“The Luna and Alpha send their regrets,” she says. “May I see?”Kaloni gestures vaguely. The man already kneeling beside Amval looks affronted.“I am already at work here, madame.”“Lieutenant.” She
IngridWhen Kieran and Raven claimed the kingdom, I watched the news spread through the castle windows. It started slowly—just a few dark specks of people in the roads. But those specks swirled, collected more to their cause. Like a cloud of gnats in the forest, swelling and pouring through the stre