TEMPESTWhen I reach the room, I pull the note out of my dress pocket.“That arrogant idiot,” Magda mutters, stomping toward the bathroom.I unfold the note, and the order is crystal clear.“Make up some illness and spend the night alone in the infirmary. I’ll pick you up there. Obey or deal with the consequences.”“Moron,” I growl, crumpling the paper in my fingers.Of course I’m going. Tonight, I’m taking my baby back.My eyes sting, and the tears burn away into resolve.I’m not that little, scared woman anymore, the one who let them rip away what mattered most.Tonight, I’m settling my score with Knox and his witch of a wife.*****“Baby, I don’t want to leave you here, but His Majesty sent me on a mission at the pack walls,” Archer’s voice echoes through the infirmary.Beside my bed, the nurse is lining up medicine bottles for the hundredth time.“It’s fine, don’t worry… I’ll be all right,” I tell him, feeling his hand tighten around mine.“Mr. Whitlock, relax. I’ll be watching he
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