After I became more comfortable venturing outside, I added a new place on the grounds to my walk, where I could handle one site of memories at a time. The first day was the fountain where I had done paintings with the set that Caleb had gotten me. I remembered when I had walked from the store in tow
LukaI was sobbing so hard I couldn’t breathe. I thought I would pass out. I knew I had gained strength only because the toll this heartache was taking on my body had sent me into the hospital months earlier.If I stayed at Caleb’s, I would have been taken down to the dungeon. Arthur and Vincent sto
“Olivia?”He didn’t speak, but I could tell in his eyes that I was right. “You and Olivia forged the letter and planned that. And let me guess. It was staged for the benefit of the Alpha King.”Declan finally managed to break free from my grip, and he ran into his own apartment building, the door sl
Luka“Your things, ma’am.” The stone-faced attendant plunked the stack of clothing into my arms like it was a pile of garbage. “Since you were so concerned about them.”“Thank you,” I said quietly, looking down at them. I didn’t care about them at all, but they were my last connection to Caleb, the
“But Caleb, keep in mind, we’re good judges of character. The goodness that we saw in Luka, I don’t think we were wrong…”“But people can have many sides, Mia. I know you’re just trying to protect me…”“Yes. You and the realm.”“That’s why it’s important to keep our wits, to separate the personal fr
Caleb“What do I do, Mia?”I couldn’t tolerate my sister’s pitying look, but I needed every bit of information I could get from her to make sense of my circumstances.“Tell me again what happened? That doesn’t sound like Luka…”I banged my fist on the table, jolting Mia, but not surprising her.“I’m