LOGINI set the glass down on the table before I dropped it or shattered it. My hands were shaking too hard to trust my own motor functions.Bianca was still talking, something about her plans for the future, about alliances and trade agreements and all the things a proper heir should care about. But I co
Liora’s POVI stood frozen, the glass of punch still clutched in my hand so tightly I could feel the glass starting to crunch under my grip, as Bianca walked into the grand hall on my father’s arm.She looked like a queen already. The gown, the tiara, the way she held her head high as she surveyed t
I thought about Mrs. Oakes’ office and the letter with the gold trim and my father’s seal, and all the times I had opened my mouth and closed it again because I was being told to keep it a secret.I thought about Callum on the floor of that root cellar, pulling the rope off my wrists.I opened my mo
Liora’s POVI smelled cheap detergent and something faintly musty underneath the faint trace of fast food somewhere nearby. I blinked my eyes open and found a low, popcorn ceiling hanging above me, a large water stain in one corner.I frowned. The last thing I remembered, I was in a dark room. A cel
Callum’s POVEvery time I blinked, I saw her there. Liora. On the floor of that cellar. On her side. Still in the dress my mother had given her with her wrists behind her back, dirt on her cheek, and her skin as white as snow.It was my fault. All of it.I sat in the back seat with her head in my la
I wasn’t sure how much time passed before I heard the knock.Mia glanced at me. I sat up.The door opened and Callum stepped inside. The first thing I did was look at his face to see where we stood. He looked calmer than when he’d walked away, but not entirely settled. He glanced at Mia and Zane.“C
Liora’s POV“We need to talk.” Callum took a step forward. Snow flecked his dark hair as he exited the colonnade, making my heart do that stupid fluttering thing again.I shoved the feeling down and stood, making my way across the courtyard toward the door at the other side. “If this is about the ki
Liora’s POVThe air grew tense and silent. Ambrose stood in the doorway, his jacket dusted with snow, looking around at all of us like he hadn’t expected to see us here.But mostly, I got the sense that he hadn’t expected to see me here. Like he was equal parts disappointed and gleeful to see me sta
Liora’s POV“Wooow… It’s even bigger than I expected!”Mia flopped onto her bed and was nearly engulfed by the plush blankets and feather pillows. She giggled, rolling over onto her belly, and buried her face into one of the cushions. Whatever she said next was too muffled for me to make out.I ling
I would never stoop so low as to try to have Bianca killed like she had done to me, but I could kill her reputation.Besides, I had business there. I needed to get those jewels for Bella.“Princess?” Marcus’s voice came through. I realized that I hadn’t responded.“I’m not scheming,” I assured him.







