Claimed and Sold at the Lycan King's Ball
I slipped the vial back, deep within my sleeve.
Mother was always right, I thought, a ruthless satisfaction anchoring itself in my chest. There would be no screaming. No instant collapse. Only a slow unraveling that no healer in the North would ever recognize.
The deadliest poisons are the ones they never taste.
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I set my ledger down, rubbing the bridge of my nose as the text began to blur. I walked back toward the table, adjusting my dress.
Selene turned around to face me, her warm, bright smile immediately sliding back into place. She gestured to the porcelain cup waiting beside my seat. “Your herbal tea was getting cold, Ava,” she said.
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