Alvar

walked with my back perfectly straight, ignoring the mocking wh

the biting cold hit me instantly. The fireplace was completely d

tcher do this?!" Phoebe sobbed, her fingers digging desperately into the cold floorboards. "He knew! He knew how much that night destroy

pieces that night too! Their blood soaked the very soil we grew up on! We barely survived that hell, and for a whole year, you c

d my deepest, most horrifying trauma, the last frag

ears from her face. "Tears cannot wash away the blood of our families. Fletcher said House Alvarado is no

er sobs, looking at

rs," I commanded, standin

ther-bound ledgers. As I flipped through the pages, a testament to the

aced the ink with my finger, my eyes narrowing. "Why hasn'

ordered the stewards to intercept the funds this morning. And it's not just the gold, Miss. She had

rous, murderous glint flashed

heat Darla's pavilion," Phoebe added b

d, snapping the ledger shut with a sharp crack th

tyard, the Terrell warriors were laughin

rado-owned business, farm, and mine. Cease all fund transfers to the Terrell Pack. Cut off their food suppli

erce, vengeful fire. "You mean.

s see how her glorious sword skills conjure bread out of thin air. I want a detailed calculation of

useless burden. He had no idea he ha

King's blessing for this union. If I stayed, they would eventually us

ver the bond a

fting toward the distant, towering spires of the

To petition the King directly was an incredib

rits to secure his true love? Fine. Let's see ho

ndwriting sharp, decisive, a

red heroes who had shed their last drop of blood defending his

rant an absolute annulment of my union with Fletcher Terrell. I stated that the Terrell Pack was forcibly seizing t

the ink dry, folded the letter, and se

ordered, handing the heavy envelope to Phoebe. "Ride thr