Seraphina’s POV “Tell me your name, little wolf.” The king’s hand remained beneath my chin. His fingers were warm, his grip firm enough to remind me that he could tighten it whenever he pleased. I should have pulled away. Instead, I held his gaze. Those strange golden eyes searched mine as if my name was not the only answer he wanted. “Seraphina,” I said. “Seraphina what?” “Just Seraphina.” His expression did not change, but I knew he did not believe me. He could probably smell the lie. Isolde shifted inside me, still weak from the silver but alert now. ‘He knows.’ ‘I know he knows.’ ‘Then perhaps we should give him another name. Something respectable. Seraphina None-of-Your-Damned-Business.’ she said. I ignored her. Lucian released my chin slowly. Not gently this time. Slowly. He was watching me, waiting to see what I would do once his hand was no longer holding me in place. I stepped back. One step. His eyes followed the movement. Something shifted in them. He had expected
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