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

The rogue looked younger awake. That was the first thing I noticed. Not young enough to excuse anything. Just younger than the body in black armor had looked when they dragged him in from the eastern barrier. His left shoulder was bandaged. One ankle was tie