How I Met My Mates
"We don't know what House Valerius wants with the Star-Metal Crown. We don't know why Maeve survived when her entire continent sank. But she has answers, and she has the only key that can open a path back to the North."
"It's a trap, Elara," Dominic said, his baritone softening as he stepped closer, his large hand coming up to rest gently against the side of my neck, his thumb tracing the hot line of my jaw. "If you step onto that ship, her sentries will isolate you from us. She has the Eastern scepter. If she combines it with your Sovereign aura..."
"She won't get the chance," Zane purred darkly, a sinister, lethal smile spreading across his lips. "Because she isn't just inviting the Queen.