A

nal

lly lining up the wa

ts I forced myself to tolerate Camile's voice, her

ing my shoulders, letting the sati

to hate loo

ide? I could barely stand the sight of her. Dull eyes.

ng spe

atupid to ever think she could

erfectly. Every prophecy, every sign, every omen p

it. Even when she never showed a single spark of power. Even when

shit always

that someone as plain as Cami

teeth at

pat

ths after I married Camile. Two months. Fate had practica

choices, cold, calculated one

ing suspicion. To play the sympathetic h

bring our son here to

the guise of being a wet nurse so

ect p

ok wher

onths. Three months until I finally have access to e

ong people. Power strong enough t

ake Arlo and Kael

ld make both of

ossed my mind, Arlo and Ka

my side since we were teenagers. Always

part? They

emselves like they owned every room they entered, and every

gnifi

ss pup instead of

wn on me, the way they talked to me like I was lesser.

t s

he one looking

what it felt like

hey'd f

esperation, the ones who made me hunt for the Origin

found

uld crush them both and put th

r my

mile drifted into

g waste of tim

ture for good. I didn't care where she went or

. Emma stepped inside, wearing a flimsy night dress that expose

and commanding beneath the soft

smi

losing the doo

ured, voice low and teasing

ice came out in

m with slow, swaying steps th

et me help

nees between my legs. Her hands rested on my thighs, warm and sur

eath c

t, fingers working the

n't st

uld

ame undone wit

xhaled and her smile widened, da

ht to myself, groaning and throwing my h

ecy. My future wife. The one who'd give m

cially, Ka