CHAPTER 11

ZARA The torchlight hit the bars and I pressed my back against the stone, pulling Reid with me. "Move back," the guard ordered. He stopped in front of our cell and held the flame high, and the light cut across Reid’s face. The guard looked at the lock and then at us, and I kept my head down. "Two of you in here?" he asked. "The Prince ordered it," I said. "The Prince doesn't run the pits," the guard countered. "Tell him that when he comes back," I stated. The guard spat on the floor and moved to the next cell, and the sound of his boots faded as he walked down the hall. I waited until the light vanished before I moved. I dropped to my knees and searched the dirt until my fingers hit the metal of the key Caelum had thrown. "You have it?" Reid asked. "I have it," I said. "He's going to kill us, Zara," Reid whispered. "You think he's helping, but he's just putting us in a smaller box. He locked us in here with a body." I looked toward the shadows where Silas lay, and I could

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CHAPTER 12

~ Zara ~He turned and walked toward the stairs, and I followed him. He climbed the spiral staircase to his quarters, and I stayed ten paces behind him. He entered his room and I followed, slipping through the door before he could lock it.He spun around and his hand went to his sword, but he stopped when he saw me."You're supposed to be in the cell," he said."The King is on his way there now," I said. "He knows you're lying.""I know he knows," Caelum said. "Why aren't you at the gate?""I couldn't leave Reid," I said. "And I wanted to hear the truth from you.""The truth is that you're going to get caught if you stay in this tower," Caelum said. "My father is doing a sweep of the quarters.""He's doing a sweep because of you," I said. "Why are you doing it, Caelum? Why didn't you just let Silas kill me?"Caelum walked to the window and looked out at the courtyard. "Because I killed you once, and I've spent three years seeing your face every time I close my eyes. I didn't think I

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CHAPTER 13

~ Zara ~The first howl ripped through the trees before we reached the creek. It wasn't a warning, it was a call to the kill."They're coming," Reid panted. He tripped over a protruding root and went down hard, his palms slapping the mud. "Zara, my legs—I can’t keep this up."I grabbed the back of his stolen tunic and hauled him up. "You’ll keep moving or you’ll be the first thing they tear apart. The Bloodthorns don't leave survivors."The forest was a blur of skeletal branches and shifting shadows. The red moon sat heavy in the sky, staining the world the color of a fresh wound. I didn’t have to look back to know the guards were already at the tree line. The King would have found the empty cell by now. He’d have seen Silas, or what was left of him, and he’d have realized the Prince’s coin was gone.A second howl sounded, closer this time. To the left. They were flanking us."The creek," I said, pointing toward the sound of rushing water. "If we hit the water, it might mask our scent

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CHAPTER 14: The Price of the Key

~ Caelum ~My side was a mess of raw heat and wet cloth. Every step felt like a serrated blade was dragging across my ribs, but I didn't let the sound of my teeth grinding escape. I looked at the dark red stain spreading over my tunic, then at Zara.She was staring at the spot where the earth had swallowed my father. Her hands were shaking so hard the dagger’s glow cast jumping purple shadows against the trees."Move," I rasped. I reached out and grabbed her shoulder, the touch sending a jolt of that same bruised energy through my palm. "The fissure won't keep him down. He’s a King. He’s crawled out of graves deeper than that one."Zara finally looked at me. Her eyes were wide, the pupils blown out until the amber was just a thin ring. "You're bleeding. Caelum, the spear—I saw it go through you.""I’m still standing," I said. It was a lie. My vision was starting to tunnel, the edges of the forest blurring into a grey haze. I forced my legs to move, dragging my weight toward the tree l

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CHAPTER 14: The Price of the Key