Todos os capítulos de Alpha Prince's Little Dagger: Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 25

ASTRIDLess thankfully, I can’t ascertain anything from Cayden’s expression when we lock eyes. Is he pleased to see me here? Upset?Jace’s face is much easier to read.As soon as the two men walk through the doors, Cayden dressed in silvers and blues and Jace dressed in browns and deep greens, the latter frowns.Danielle, however, jumps up in delight, accidentally kicking her servant-footstool in the ear, not that she notices.“Jace!” she cries out. “I didn’t think you’d be here!”The two men share a brief glance then walk our way. By the time they stride over, neither looks particularly happy, but they don’t look unhappy, either. I wonder how often they have to wrestle themselves into this bland facade.Marina smiles wide at her stepson, but there’s no warmth in it.“I was curious about your new pet,” she says, nodding over toward me. “So I took the liberty of having her join us tonight. I hope you don’t mind.”She adds on that last part as if nothing would make her happier than if h

CAYDENWhat a fucking idiot.It’s all Cayden can think as Astrid glares at him. He doesn’t even know who he’s talking about: her or himself.Probably, he thinks wryly, a healthy mix of both.He never should have allowed Cassius to goad him into attending this event in the first place.Honestly, he’d nearly forgotten about it. He certainly hadn’t expected Astrid to be present. And then for her to take Marina up on the challenge instead of taking his clear offer to opt out of—how had he put it?—their silly little game.He can get her out of this fairly easily, but he’s not sure he wants to.There is, undeniably, something off about the girl. He doesn’t trust that she came back simply for riches. He doesn’t trust that she isn’t a spy or even an assassin, especially not since Elias brought the girl’s dagger to him.It’s a crude thing, homemade, but the handle is worn with use, and the blade is bitingly sharp. He wouldn’t want to be on its receiving end in the dead of night.Lady Elouise i

ASTRIDMaggie must sense my hesitance at the turn in conversation, because she turns in another direction.“So,” she asks, getting up from my bedside. “How’d you become Prince Cayden’s pet? All of court is losing their minds, you know, seeing that he’s finally taken a human. No one ever thought he would.”She bustles over to the water basin, grabbing a cloth and dipping it into the bowl. She comes back and lays it against my forehead. It’s blessedly cool.I tell her as much as I can stomach, leaving out anything to do with Luca. If I keep throwing rocks at that dam, it’ll break, and I don’t have the capacity to deal with an onslaught of my own emotions right now, not when my body feels so broken.“Unlucky day to be caught stealing,” Maggie says, gently massaging out my limbs. I try not to hiss in pain. “But kind of wild that the Bell Run ended up with you here.”I snort; she doesn’t know the half of it. “I would have taken the trial, gladly.”“I can’t say I blame you for that,” Maggie