a P

rp hiss of burning skin rose into the crisp air, ac

forward to disarm her, but the wild desperation

ked, pressing the silver deeper.

lvet bodice with trembling fingers as s

Stand back, all of yo

rne's cheeks. She looked past Bryce's shaking h

actured grief. "I don't need a ceremony! Just let me stay by Bryce's side, even as

ly Beta lords exchanged troubled looks, their eyes drifting toward me with uns

nd, a bitter

y pride, accepted her humble plea, and watched helplessly as she slowly

y at my sides, watching her theatrical t

er hand onto my forearm, her nails

. "Are you truly going to stand there and watch a young girl slaughter herself on you

's grasp with enough force to

ed silk of my cuff, keepi

silver blade to threaten their sovereign lord or lady is gu

pers. Bryce stared at me as if look

ning my fierce glare back to the

oman to hold you hostage with a silver blade. Where is your command? Where is your st

g to the core by the public assault on his pride, his

erked her wrist, letting the silver blade bite half an inch deeper into her nec

e her! If this goes on, the silver poison will reach

composure shat

er the weight of his desperation, and dropped

y hands grasping for the

tting his empty hands hover i

e, his grey eyes blo

on, you will remain the only true Luna of this castle. She will be noth

d my execution in another life, a wave

ard, adopting a honey

your grace. We will even grant you an extra tenth of the annual trad

easily they believed honor, dignity, and bloodlines co

owing my words to cut through t

a secret, broken vow with my betrothed to dw

umphant relief sparking in his eyes. He tr

d into a razo

ister, "I am supposed to sit quietly while she uses the bastard growi

into an absolute,

nd elder snapped their heads

ward, her hands flying

s and clattering harmlessly against a rock. She stared up at me with sheer, una

mmered, his eyes darting frantically between me

tated to draw blood earlier, was it truly because you feared the silver-or were you te