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Gabriel raised an inquisitive eyebrow. “Is that so?” “Yes.” “Come on, Tem. You mean to tell me you haven’t taken a dive in the princely waters yet?” She shook her head. “Really? You know the ball is tomorrow night, right?” “I know.” “Well then, you’d better hop on it if you want a chance at…

Thick, black smoke filled the cavern. Caspen was growing, his human form long gone. Join me. They barely sounded like words anymore. Caspen’s voice was just a hiss, thundering through her mind and rattling her teeth in her skull. Tem tried again to break free-to fling away the anchors that weighed her down, to cast…

Rowe nodded, his eyes still glazed over with orgasm, his chest covered in sweat. “Say it,” Caspen ordered. “Say her name.” Rowe blinked, his eyes focusing on Tem. “Temperance.” There was no mistaking the hot thread of hate in his voice. “Good. Now get out.” Rowe didn’t need telling twice. The moment he was gone,…

“Yes, you do. Tell me.” He sat up, and Tem sat up too. “I do not know for certain. After you crest them, they will be bound to you.” “And then?” “I do not know,” he said again. Tem stared numbly at his shoulder. It would be worth it. Whatever the cost, it would be…

Her mother stepped closer, taking Tem’s hands in hers. “It was wrong of me to conceal something so important from you. I pray you’ll forgive me.” Tem opened her mouth, then closed it again. Was she really going to blame her mother for keeping this secret when she was now keeping secrets of her own?…

Shock passed quickly over Caspen’s face. Then unfathomable anger took over. He dropped his hands. “Wait here,” he commanded. “Where are you going?” “I will explain when I return.” Tem pulled him back. “You will explain now.” “Tem, stop. I must-“ “Caspen.” At her cry, he went still. She threw her arms around his neck,…

“It is a gathering place,” Caspen said. “Think of it as a courtyard.” They continued walking ever downward, and Tem swore an hour passed before Caspen finally stopped them in front of a pair of double doors. He turned to her. “I want you to try to relax.” Tem rolled her eyes. Caspen always wanted…

Tem thought about how basilisks were so very different from humans and how she carried both traits within her. Adelaide’s beautiful face and blond hair flashed through her mind. “Are you…giving your body to another?” His mouth twitched. “There is no one else I want. My body and my heart belong to you.” That was…

A disbelieving murmur swept across the table. Surely, there had been talk of rebellion before, of reclaiming what the basilisks deemed to be rightfully theirs. But now that the king was the one sanctioning it, the proposition held legitimate weight. “And how shall we put them in their place?” Rowe asked. Bastian’s answer was simple….

“Tell me how the crest will benefit me.” The king considered her for a long moment, and the basilisks on both sides of the table shifted uneasily. Tem knew that everyone in this room wanted the royals gone. They wanted it more than they wanted power for themselves. And Tem was the catalyst. When Bastian…