We did not go to the capital. Not yet. The eastern barrier had been breached less than an hour ago. One rogue was still alive. Royal weapons had been found on the dead. And I had spent the morning discovering that my husband had replaced me before deciding I was ap

Mira refused the first room. Then the second. By the time we reached the small medical suite beside the old infirmary, even Ronan had stopped pretending her resistance was normal.

"I said no," Mira repeated. She had both hands over her stomach again. "I don't consent to Elen

Ronan did not answer my question. Not immediately. Mira had been moved to a guarded guest room while Mara finished sealing the medical evidence. She was not chained. She was not allowed to leave. The weighted belly sat inside an evidence box on the table between us. Ro