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Mastodon turned to regard me, his eyes in disbelief

The queen’s hands curled over the edge of the armrests, and her blue eyes turned to icicles “Huntley”

My eyes glanced around uard or an executioner

Mastodon turned to ht in annoyance

I met his look—and then it became clear

He grabbeddown on e It was the weight of the entire sky, all on my shoulders

I cursed under my breath then felt my knees hit the earth with a thud

Huntley remained in front of me, his hand still on est you keep your mouth shut if you like your head on your shoulders” He withdrew, the place where he’d touched one

I took his advice and stayed in place

The daggers in her eyes didn’t sheathe They remained blunt and sharp at the same time, as if they could cut ers of her left hand slowly started to dru that was amplified by the rock wall that surrounded us “Good job, Huntley You were gone too long, but it was a worthy sacrifice”

My eyes shifted to Huntley, the betrayal even deeper He’d infiltrated dom, fooled everyone, and if someone had listened to ed me from my home, and noaited my fate

There wasn’t a hint of apology in his gaze—just er

Could these people really hateRutherford will send out his cavalry until he finds hter you all Return me, and I’ll make sure you’re spared”

Her head cocked slightly, in a sickening way, as if there should be a crack in her vertebrae, only there wasn’t “Your king will never show his face at the bottom of the cliffs I wish he would, for I would relish the opportunity to stab him in the heart then eat it clean off my sword”

That was a pretty picture

“No one is co for you, child”

“I’m not a child”

“It seehts in shiny ar that ht by you and risk their necks for you That the Duke of Delacroix will get off his ass to save his kin” With her head tilted, she continued to stare “Child, you can’t wait for a man to rescue you They’re selfish They’re cowards You’re all you have in this world Figure it out yourself—or perish”

“Then I’ll kill you How about that?”

She sht actually like you…if I didn’t want you dead”

“If you see o”