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485 What Have You Done

TayaHe shook his head, cutting me off. "Enough questions, Taya. Eat your food.""But...""EAT." His voice boomed across the table, the first time he had raised it to me since we made peace.I went quiet, rolling the now tasteless food around my plate. These mornings had always been the best part of my day, and now it was just...I swallowed hard, the sour taste of the spoiled food coating my tongue. "I sent a message to him," I said simply, unable to keep my voice from trembling.Instantly, the room went cold. Goosebumps rose on my arms as a physical chill crept over my body. I shivered, my heart pounding nervously in my chest.Father's head snapped up, his gaze locking with mine across the table. My throat went dry. The urge to back away from my own father overwhelmed me. I gripped the edge of the table, fighting the instinct to flee from the sudden, palpable menace radiating from him. His eyes narrowed, darkening into an abyss that threatened to swallow me whole.He laughed, a nerv

486 Because of Me

TayaThe force of his punch carried me off the heavy oak chair and sent me crashing to the stone floor. My chair shattered around me. Fragments of crockery and a mug exploded in a burst of shards. The platter of food clattered and spilled. I lay there stunned, pain pulsing in my face.When I finally tried to speak, agony lanced down my spine. Only then did I understand my jaw had been knocked from its socket. Tears sprang to my eyes, and I blinked them away. Despite the pain, I forced myself to look up at him.He rolled his shoulders. His back straightened. He cracked his neck, the sound sharp and painful in the quiet kitchen. His hands curled and uncurled, knuckles streaked with red.He took a deep breath, the exhale a low rumble, and looked down at me sprawled on the floor. "Fool," he muttered, shaking his head. "You really thought you were that clever." His voice was rough, contemptuous, so easy to use now. So different from the quiet way he spoke, the way he enunciated each word.

487 An Idiot

TayaStrong fingers closed around my collar, squeezing tight, choking off my air. He yanked me up off the floor with one arm, my legs kicking and scrambling for purchase. The rough fabric bit into my throat, my jaw jolted sideways with the force of it. I choked and gasped, blood rising to my face. He dragged me close, until his face was inches from mine, until I could feel his hot breath on my skin.He spat at me. It landed on my cheek, searing and wet. It dripped down my face, the taste bitter in the corner of my mouth. I kept my eyes closed, my face twisted, but his voice cut through the ringing in my ears.I opened my eyes to glimpse the man's face, inches from my own. The smell of his breath was foreign, but every other detail could've been plucked straight from my memories of a thousand breakfasts. The curve of his upper lip, the frazzle of stubble at the corner of his mouth, the gap between his front teeth."You're an idiot," said those familiar lips. "The only reason you're no

488 Her Touch

SeraI stared at Mina, barely seeing her. The smoke of the woods still filled my nose. She was saying something, her lips moving, but I couldn't quite bring it into focus. Amara sat silently beside me, unmoving."What...?" I whispered. "Who?" I blinked, trying to clear the haze from my mind.Mina's hands clenched, shaking. "Vidar Sarn, Sera, he's here. With men, armed men, dozens of them. They're waiting at the gate, waiting for us to let them in." Her voice cracked. "We need to know what to do, now."I shook my head, squeezing my eyes shut. When I opened them again, Mina was still there, her face pale and scared. Still not real. "Vidar..." I breathed.Mina gripped my shoulders, shaking me. "Sera, listen to me, please. We don't have time. Vidar Sarn and his men, they're here. We can't let them in, we can't... You have to do something, Sera..."Time stopped as it finally hit me, gutting me with its weight. My body went stone still, hands halting mid-motion, skin clammy and bloodless."

489 Where's Kael

Sera"Aren't you afraid to anger them, Luna?" Vane asked, brushing past me as I opened the door. "The gate is no barrier. It's only a courtesy."Amara moved before I could answer, stepping between us, close to me, and stayed there, watching him.Vane stopped. For the first time, he really looked at Amara.He kept his hands still and in plain sight, and took no step closer.Vane smiled. "I see you're getting active."Amara remained motionless, eyes fixed on Vane. I didn't move her aside. I was used to her being my constant companion, but I'd never seen her step between me and another pack member. The fact that she had chosen to do so now, with Vane, sent a drop of ice down my spine."You're asking me to let him in?" I could barely keep the incredulity from my voice.Vane blinked slowly. "I'm telling you that refusing him would be a grave mistake, Luna.""A mistake?" I quoted, voice icy. "You told me an enemy inside the walls does more harm in an hour than an army in a season." I jabbed

490 To The Gate

Sera"So where's Kael?" Vane asked."I don't know," Mina said. Her voice broke. "He wasn't there. There was nobody there."Vane placed a hand gently on her shoulder. "Child," he said softly. "What did you see?""I... I saw her," Mina choked out. "Taya... she was... on the floor. All alone..."Vane's hand tightened on her shoulder. "What else, child?" he asked gently."She... her face... it was..." Mina couldn't finish. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she hugged her knees to her chest. "So much blood. And she was cold. So cold!""What else?" Vane pressed softly. "What else did you see when you arrived?"Mina stared blankly at the floor. "She was alone," she repeated. "There was nobody with... she was alone..." She started sobbing again.Vane's eyes narrowed. "Child." He gripped her arm firmly. "The house staff. Where were they?"A sharp intake of breath. Mina's head snapped up. She stared at him in shock."It was empty," she whispered. "The whole house... like... like everyone had le

491 Where's My Brother?

Vidar"This makes no sense, Alpha," Gunnar said. His voice was hard. "We've been standing out here in the cold for the past fifteen minutes.""We sent no word ahead," I said levelly. "They didn't know we were coming.""Kael knew," Gunnar said. "He's the one who told you to hurry. He should have sent word to his Alpha. He should be standing at this gate himself.""Enough," I said. Gunnar shut his mouth, but the tightness stayed in his jaw.Ironmaw loomed before us, its great wall hewn into the mountain, the gate huge and iron-bound and shut. Guards stood on the wall, watching silently, none of them moving to open it.Behind me, our twenty riders and their pack horses shifted and snorted. The men were cold and restless, stamping their feet, pulling their furs tighter. The cold mountain air was heavy with the scents of horse piss and wet fur.Up on the wall, the guards changed. One of my riders called out, "Alpha, can we light a fire? It's bloody cold!""No fires," I said. "We're guests

492 Take Me To My Brother's House

Sera"Where's my brother?" Vidar asked.The question hung cold between us, the answer Vane would not give. I straightened my shoulders, took a step forward, and answered instead. "Kael isn't in the keep this morning, Alpha Sarn."For the first time, Vidar looked properly at me. His eyes narrowed."Not in the keep? My brother invited me here."I kept my voice reasonable. "Nobody at Ironmaw had word you were coming. If they had, you wouldn't have waited in the snow.""Kael knew," Vidar said flatly, his eyes cutting past me to Vane as if I hadn't been the one to answer. It stung more than it should have, that subtle dismissal.Vidar reached into his heavy coat and drew out a letter, folded. He held it out to me. I stared at it, heart pounding in my ears, blood suddenly hot under my skin.I took the letter from Vidar's outstretched hand, my fingers brushing his. Kael's seal was broken, the wax cracked. Carefully, I unfolded the paper and read the words written on it. "Come quickly, brothe

493 Wash The Girl

VidarI walked through the silence that parted before us, my boots crunching snow. "Who found her?" I asked."My handmaiden," the Luna replied, her voice steady. "Mina."I nodded. "Why was your handmaiden at Kael's door this morning?"The Luna matched my pace, keeping her eyes ahead. "I sent her. For Kael. When word came that you were at the gate."I glanced at her, quick as a heartbeat. Then, quietly, I said, "So you wanted him beside you when you met me.""Yes," she said. I said nothing more to that.Around us, silence fell. A dozen people paused their work to witness the Alpha of Ashfell crossing the yard beside Ironmaw's Luna and chief. The clang of a forge hammer set aside rang through the air. A woman snatched a child back by the arm.The only other sounds were the mountain's: wind, snow falling, the distant roar of the river.I looked at the dark windows, the cold chimney. The guards stepped aside, and the Luna opened the door.I ducked inside, head and shoulders hunched. The d

494 Say It

Sera"Did you see her?" Mina asked as I shut the door behind me."Yes," I said. Amara turned and pressed her back against the closed door, arms stiff at her sides, feet shoulder-width apart.I looked at Amara, at the way she had planted herself there. She had never done that before. She met my eyes and didn't move, and after a moment I turned away.I crossed to where Mina sat in the chair by the fire. Her eyes were fixed on the flames, her face slack and empty. She'd been washed clean of the blood, in a clean, plain dress, her hair still damp. But it was her eyes that betrayed her. The spark within them, the defiant gleam, had been extinguished."And him?" she asked without looking up. "Sarn?"I took a deep breath. "He had a letter." Under Kael's seal, no less. "Asking Vidar to come quickly. Saying Kael needed his help."Mina's head snapped up. "Kael's seal?" She stared at me, working it out, then her eyes widened in surprise. "Bram sent Vidar a letter?""It wasn't Kael's hand," I sai

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