"The kind that will kill you to get to me."The words settled over the room like a death sentence.For a moment, all I could hear was the sound of my own breathing.Kill me?Three days ago, my biggest concern had been surviving my eighteenth birthday party without being forced to dance with Ethan Blackwood.Now, apparently, I was being hunted by a mysterious Council because my father's driver happened to be the heir to a dead kingdom.Wonderful."You're joking."Neither of them laughed.I looked from my father to Alexander and back again."Oh my God. You're serious."Alexander's expression remained unreadable, but there was something in his eyes I'd never seen before.Regret."I never wanted this for you.""That's comforting," I replied weakly. "Unfortunately, it appears fate disagrees.""Amelia—""No." I held up a hand. "I'm trying very hard not to panic right now, so I'd appreciate a moment."To my surprise, Alexander actually nodded.My father, however, looked ready to argue."Ther
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