BOUGHT BY THE BEAST
Something big.
The city was buzzing with anticipation. Not just about the vote, about something else.
Something no one could quite name.
That night, I stood at the window of our chambers, watching Thorncross spread below.
Tomorrow, the Council would vote. Tomorrow, I'd either remain queen or lose everything.
Tomorrow, something else would happen, something we hadn't figured out yet.
"You should sleep," Caspian said.
"Can't."
"Then at least rest. Tomorrow will be brutal regardless."