로그인“Oh, what’s the harm…” He held up the packet of powder. “This is supposed to kill you. Come morning, your body will be buried under the rose bushes. My employers wanted to dump you somewhere else, but… Well, you’re a good kid, despite everything. I felt like it was only fair to put you someplace nic
Liora’s POVMy head ached something fierce.I groaned, squeezing my eyes shut tight before blinking them open. My vision blurred, the dark ceiling swimming and swaying above me. An overwhelming feeling of nausea came over me, and before I could stop it, I’d turned my head and retched.When it was fi
I turned slowly, taking it all in. My mother leaned in the doorway beside Zane with her arms crossed tightly over her chest.“Like I said,” she muttered. “Gone. Took off the moment she had a chance to. With my dress and everything.” She shook her head bitterly. “I mean, it makes no sense! I told her
Callum’s POV“Zane, what point are you trying to make? You’re talking in circles.”“The point is that I think you owe me a little credit, Callum,” Zane huffed. “I mean, I’m basically the whole reason you two are even together right now! I feel like that deserves some kind of acknowledgment at minimu
“Something subtler,” Callum’s mother added.“Yes.” Callum’s father paused.. “There are other ways to handle it. Something that looks natural. An accident, maybe, or…”I didn’t linger to hear the rest of it.I pushed off the wall. My heart was slamming so hard I could feel it in my ears, my throat, m
Liora’s POVMy stomach sank as I heard those words.“I could hardly keep a straight face all through dinner,” Callum’s mother said. “Seeing her sit there in my gown like she had any business wearing it.”A soft clink of crystal followed. His father’s voice, flat and dry, responded: “What possessed y
“What do you mean?”“I mean… I think you just like being Liora Belrose instead of Princess Liora. How much time did you spend outside the palace walls before you came here, hm?”“Not very much. Not outside of official events.”“Exactly.” He grinned. “You like the anonymity of your fake identity. The
“There were never any ‘old days’, Zane.”“Aw, c’mon. You know that’s not true.” He turned toward me, holding the artifact up to his face. It was a small, glimmering stone with a hole in the center. I could see his eye through it as he looked at me. “We used to be friends. And honestly, at the banque
Liora’s POVI was getting ready for bed when the announcement came on. My name was called for tonight’s field exam.By the time I made it out to the testing area, the moon was high in the sky and a group had already gathered. The proctor waved us over and began explaining the rules of the first chal
Liora’s POVThe final month of school was upon us. And with it, the final exams.“This year, the final exams will be structured differently,” Principal Alder announced, his voice carrying across the packed auditorium. “The exams will be split into two halves: a written portion and a field test.”Zan







