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Dramatic much?

"I've also foreseen that if you don't journey to hell, the Morior will declare war on Sylvan--imminently Just as they leveled my home, they will destroy yours Then the archer will use his new foothold in the fey realm to uncover more of the royal line"

Lila didn't care about any of her cousins; they ran the gamut from scummy to vile She'd only ever cared about her own survival and maybe Saetth's "If the deets, he could turn me over to his ally despite hisht she'd say "I " Don't vomit

Nix shook her head "With your human accent and ballsy ways, he'll never suspect you're a princess of anything--just as long as you don't let on that you know you're his mate"

Sylvan's destruction versus a throne and a family

As Lila had struggled to survive over these years, she'd at least had the hope of returning to her beloved kingdom Would she allow its ruin because she wasn't ready to sacrifice for her people?

Isn't sacrifice what queens do? "Hoould I begin?"

Nix said, "Go about your regular daily life--it's an excellent cover We'll arrange for the infiltration"

"How?"

The Valkyrie's gaze grew unfocused Seeing the future? "I've infor that his , and provided a description of you He's already put out a bounty When the time comes, I'll make sure you're captured and safely delivered to him Of course, you'll have no idea when, since the capture must look real"

This plot sounded reed to this, I'd have to wait until I'm fully immortal" The females in Lila's fa overdue Until that happened, she was as vulnerable to har toe-to-toe with immortals would be idiotic "Maybe in a feeeks"

"Events are building with the Morior," Nix said "I can't give you that much time"

Saetth told Lila, "You've been out of the Lore, so you don't kno bad it's gotten"

"I've read the Book of Lore, keeping up to date with the Morior's hters could be considered battles

"What goes on behind the scenes is just as important" Brows drawn, he said, "The cowardly fey-slayer sprung a sneak attack on me recently He destroyed the Ancestors' Sword"

"Are you shitting aze dropped to the scabbard on Saetth's hip Looking more closely, she could see he wore another sword--not the king's blade This shocked her as ht

The sword that had beheaded her parents was no more

The Morior had struck ho to hide while they continued their assault on the kingdom?

Never

She faced Nix "When would thecapture happen?"

"Sooner rather than later"

Lila's ears twitched She narrowed her eyes at the Valkyrie's blase expression "I need to know the duration of my stay in hell and the details of my extraction"

"You'll stay until the demon tells you what I want him to, and we'll extract you as soon as you need us to"

Lila shook her head "You have to give me more than that"

"No"

"No?"

"Yes" The soothsayer shrugged, flustering her bat "Sorade"

"Feygrade? Did you really just say that?" Do not pop the Valkyrie in the mouth

Saetth took Lila's hand, drawing her attention back to him "You have to trust in Nix's plan She knohat's best for Sylvan Cousin, I wouldn't expect this of you if the alternative weren't so dire"

"You expect hold"

"All will be well," he said "Remember, a demon cannot hurt his mate"

THREE

Graven Castle

The dimension of Pandemonia

"I plan to torture her till she begs for reat battle-ax "Make her pay for all her treachery in her past life"