INICIAR SESIÓNNatalia’s POVHe didn’t hesitate.The moment I swung the rod toward him, his hand shot out and closed around my wrist like a vise. My arm wrenched sideways, and I felt the bones grind together under his grip, and the rod fell. It clattered somewhere on the stone floor, rolling away into the darkness
Andrei’s POVThe room was warm. The bed was soft and plush, the pillows made of feathers and velvet. Everything smelled familiar, the kind of scent that you recognize from a past life but can never put a finger on its source.Home.The woman was laying next to me, just as she always did. Amber hair
But I would do it, because the alternative was my children going through whatever came next, and that was not something I was willing to consider.I wasn’t certain yet. That was the only reason I was still trying so hard now. Because there was still a small part of me that thought that there must be
Natalia’s POVThey came for me after what felt like a full day. I say felt like because it really could have been any amount of time, or none at all. But someone did bring me some slop to eat at some point, so that had to have meant that at least a full cycle had passed.I was on my feet before the
Natalia’s POVWaking up the second time was so much worse than the first time.The first time I’d woken in this cell, at least I had had the brief mercy of not knowing where I was, even if it was over quickly.That feeling was gone now.I opened my eyes to the same black ceiling and knew exactly whe
Andrei’s POVThe interrogation chamber was in the lowest level of the castle, two floors below the cells.It was a practical room that I’d designed myself. It had a stone floor, stone walls, and a single drain in the center of the floor that served an obvious purpose. Just above the drain, a chair w
Andrei nodded. “Likely.” He glanced at me, and I could feel the silent question: “But why the fuck does she want my mate taken prisoner?” It was a question that neither of us dared answer just yet.“Well then,” Mila said, pushing her sleeves up and leaning over the map, her hands pressed flat into t
Natalia’s POVWhen Andrei took me down to the prison cells, I was intrigued. I thought he might take me to see a rogue that had been captured—but I certainly didn’t expect him to take me to see her.Lilith.I hadn’t seen her face in months, and I preferred to keep it that way. The last time I had se
And, Goddess, how I wanted to. I could feel the knife warming again at the very thought.But I slipped it back into its sheath, ignoring the urge to slay her with the dagger, no matter how tempting.“You said your old paramour owned this knife,” Andrei said, stepping closer to Lilith’s cell. “Was he
He instructed me to wait until dinnertime the next day, then take the key and maid’s uniform he gave me and sneak out. He told me to sneak close enough to the dining room that the earrings picked up the conversation within while Mother and my stepfather were eating, and listen.Meanwhile, David said







