The five who were never meant to love me
"So I'm not just fighting for the right to choose who I love anymore. I'm fighting an actual war I didn't know existed, against people I trusted to protect me."
"You're not fighting alone," Ryder said quietly from the doorway, arriving just in time to catch the last of the conversation. His leg was bandaged now, but his eyes were sharp, serious in a way that rarely showed on his face. "Whatever this is, whoever's behind it, we're not letting anything happen to you."
"That's exactly what worries me," Aurora said. "Five men already facing execution for loving me. Now add a council conspiracy and an ancient army into the mix. How is any of you supposed to survive this?"