登入She couldn’t mean…“Bring their heads back to me,” she said, her voice spilling out through the crack in the door to the study. “Dispose of their bodies however you see fit. But those heads are mine.”“Yes, M’Lady,” a male voice grunted.Heart pounding now, I took a step forward and pushed the door
Bianca’s POVThe palace suited me quite well.I’d gotten used to it more quickly than I expected. At first, the servants looked at me like I was an unwanted outsider, but Aunt Belinda had seen to that. Now, every door was opened for me, every meal served to me exactly to my tastes on a silver platte
There were stalls with posters hanging on them, too. Sign-up booths manned by royal guards. Drawings of my face, Zane’s, and Callum’s.“WANTED,” they read. “CASH PRIZE…”I tried not to look at the amount printed on the posters as we moved through the market, our faces concealed by dark hoods that bl
Liora’s POVMrs. Oakes was dead.Callum told me about what he had seen while we drove along the winding mountain pass, avoiding the main roads to the city. Zane was sleeping in the back seat, snoring quietly.He mentioned it when I suggested contacting her for help in rescuing Marcus. Said that some
“When you were in that ring,” he said, wrapping his arm firmly around my shoulders, “and I saw Daisy take you down…” His throat bobbed. “I’ve never been more scared in my life, Liora. And in that moment, all I could think about was how much I loved you, and how I wish I could take it all back.”I sw
Liora’s POVMy hands shook a little, but I pinned them behind myself as I leaned back against the car. The metal was cool through my clothes, yet somewhat soothing against my flushed skin.“Where’s Zane?” Callum asked, clearing his throat.I shrugged. “He needed some space.” I looked over at him. “H
Liora’s POVThe morning after my father returned to the palace, I woke to the sensation of someone shaking my arm. Groaning, I cracked my eyes open to see Mia kneeling on my bed with a grin.“Wake up!” she announced. “School is canceled for the day!”“Hmmm?” I rubbed my eyes and yawned. “Why?”“Look
“I—” She huffed, looking just as trash smacked as me. Hair a mess, feet bare, dress in near shreds. “You will not believe,” she said, pulling her coat off and throwing it over the chair, “what an absolute nightmare that was.”Her tone was light. Casual.I blinked, unsure how to answer. “You… made it
. “My date ditched me.”Date? She had a real date? Wonder when that happened.“It was probably just a prank when he asked last minute,” she added quickly, fiddling with the edge of her cup. “Still… it felt nice.”“Well,” I shrugged, stretching out my legs beneath the table, “his loss.”Mia looked li
“It’s not. You know you can always trust me, Callum.”“Can I?” I narrowed my eyes as I pulled out the envelope’s contents. But when I looked down at them, they widened again. “You… You got tickets. How…?”“How do you think?” Bianca perched on the edge of her bed, crossing her legs at the knees. “The







