ELISE’S POVFerris and I stayed in the garden with the twins.Kael was asleep in his bassinet. His fists curled and his brows furrowed even in his dreams. Lyra, on the other hand, was wide awake—of course—and happily sitting in Ferris’s arms, tugging at his dark hair with determined glee.“Your daug
ELISE’S POVIf there was one thing I’d learned since the birth of our twins, it was that nothing about our life could ever be called normal. And today... today was no exception.The morning sun came in through the curtains, making the nursery look even more peaceful. Serene, even. I could hear birds
And she appeared.Raven.Her cloak swirled around her as usual and her eyes burned with violet light. The guards backed away. Even the babies calmed in her presence, as if her very being pressed pause on the chaos.“I must speak with Ferris and the Queen,” she said. “Now.”We met her in the nursery.
ELISE’S POVI woke with a tight, pulling sensation in my chest—like something was trying to drag my soul upward and away from my body. For a moment, I stayed still. There was no sound except for the wind moving through the curtains.Then I noticed the light outside. Or rather, the lack of it.The sk
EDEN’S POVThe door to the interrogation room slammed behind me. The sound echoed loudly like a gunshot in my ears. My heart was still pounding, not from fear—but from everything that just happened. I thought questioning Zaelyn would give me answers or clarity, at least. But no. It made me even more
EDEN’S POVThe air was thick with the smell of blood.It was so suffocating that I could barely breathe.The warriors attacked us and we fought. The battle had ended, but I still couldn’t help but think about it. My arm bledfrom a gash across my bicep, and the fabric of my shirt was torn and sticky