the doorway stared at me like he'd bee

The words sounded

had gone completely still.

iled. "Hel

For a moment, nobody moved

cia

*Lucian. My brothe

s watching me, his silver eyes exact

step forward. "Y

ty-five years, I've wondered wheth

. "Where ha

peared. "That's

ave

d quietly

tween us, and Lucian's eyes immediately moved to

ling over Adrian. "You're the fam

tened. "Don't mak

thing is about her." H

dn't move

N

lf answered. The two men stared at each o

oug

im. "You don't get

your f

my father when yo

nched. "I sea

ive years

ht you w

rly. "They made sure

n them. "What h

to me. "They took me th

tighten

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hy

"Two heirs." Then back at me. "One born with the king's bl

. "Which

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d. He stepped clos

I felt something strange moving beneath my skin - a warmth,

screamed. A wolf growled. Then a voic

awake

ucian's expression chan

looked down - my hands were glowing, faint silver light pulsing

nsified, and a sharp pain tore

ed toward m

ad - not in pain, in recogn

a baby crying, two infants - one wrapped in black cloth, one wrapped in white - a man scream

he room. Adrian was kneeli

shirt. "What d

n't k

n. He looked terr

"You saw the night

hammere

r. "Because someone tr

shook his

ardened. "You k

as t

as Mo

e. "Mo

at me. "She wa

k. "What are

eath. "She w

ak. "Captured

opped. "By someone

nt. My father star

adly. "She dese

cia

erves al

ather. "What is

meet my ey

ing break inside me. "

d

tell

tears filling his eyes. "

d backwa

ade a

r w

ed. "For y

d went

s not the whole truth." My fa

ed cold. "Tell her

ed toward me. "She didn't trade her

hing. My father

he gave the Council

weakene

promised to sp

him. "And sh

. "She ch

Adrian could have given me. My mother

t Lucian.

e you." His voice was strangel

hy

people who separated us are still alive." M

Then another. Lucian turned tow

k the gates!" The mansion erupted i

d my hand. "S

ay. Not because I trusted h

ather shifted beside him, and Adrian's eyes flashed. Three wolves charged thr

ood there, raising a silver blade. Before I could scream, Adrian tackled him.

closed around it. The masked man saw

ed. "Then the pr

hing exploded from my chest - a wave of silver light t

stared at my hands.

at me, his face g

ha

surrounding my body. "You wer

t raced

the wolves were retreating - not becaus

r power awakens..." He swallowed. "...every

ne long, terrifying note. My fath

ded. "They

ed toward me

he mansion. "Until they get here?" He

a..." His voice dropped. "They won't come for me."