Tempting the Wrong Prince
I exhaled slowly, staring out the window again, the street still moving like the world wasn’t cracking.
“He’s cornered,” I said quietly.
Richard nodded. “He is.”
A silence stretched.
Then Richard spoke again, voice lower.
“I just hope the people don’t get out of control before we find a solution,” he said.
The words made something cold stir in my gut.
Because they already were getting out of control. Hunger didn’t wait for policy.
Merchants were hoarding. People were blaming. Mobs were forming.
And Cassandra,
Cassandra was taking the hit.
I kept my face neutral, but my mind spun fast.