LOGINThe battle ended as quickly as it had begun. The surviving rogues, seeing their companions dead or dying, took off back into the forest. Our warriors gave chase, but I could already tell they wouldn’t catch them. They’d scattered like roaches.Andrei was at my side in seconds, his hands running over
Natalia’s POVThe morning air was crisp against my face as Andrei and I stood at the border between Moonshadow and Aspen, watching the construction crews work on the wall extension. The sound of hammers against stone echoed across the clearing, punctuated by the occasional shout from a supervisor di
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
Celeste’s POVDavid returned to my bedroom—or perhaps I should call it my prison cell now—a few days afterwards. It was past midnight, as usual, and he was holding a tray in his hands. I hardly looked up from where I was sitting in front of the fireplace, too exhausted from lack of food to pay atten
I decided to slip out on my own, just for a little bit. It had been a cold week, and it had even snowed a little yesterday, but it was slightly warmer and sunnier today. Small game would be abundant in this weather, creeping out of their nests and holes in search of winter berries and leaves to eat.
Natalia’s POVWe sent a letter to Bloodmoon that night, along with the earrings. We instructed David and Celeste on how to bond them as well as use them. We also asked David to try to confiscate any ruby jewelry from Helena that he could find, which would likely be no simple task.But we had to get