WINTERI can't stop thinking about what Loran told me yesterday. He said what Valtor did to Alaric was only the beginning, that he would go much further if he had to, that he’d do whatever it took to protect me even from his own people. I didn’t want to find out just how far he would go. I didn’t want his followers to turn against him, didn’t want them to hate him because of me.In the evening, I took a long bath, but it did nothing to quiet the chaos in my thoughts. I tried to get some information from the maids about what had happened to Freya, but none of them spoke. I also hadn’t seen Freya since yesterday morning. That woman just vanished without a trace.Maybe I should ask Valtor directly, I thought. He was supposed to be in his study right now, meeting with his council.But when I stepped out of the bathroom, I froze. Valtor was already there, seated at the edge of the bed, his gaze fixed on me.Then in that deep, commanding voice, he said,“Come here, kitten.”My feet moved on
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