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I just came from the Passing of the Crown. The villagers are angry. They speak of revolt. Silence. Tem continued: You violated the truce. They won’t forgive it. She felt Caspen bristle. I am not the only one with unforgiven sins. Tem shook her head. More people will get hurt if you don’t make things…

The context of their circumstances couldn’t be ignored. Tem would never forget the secret she now knew about the royals, how deep their cruelty truly ran. She had to believe that Leo didn’t know what was in his mouth-that princes were indoctrinated into this horrifying tradition only once they were crowned king. Tem needed a…

She allowed the kiss to deepen first, letting Caspen slip his hands into her hair, letting him pull her body against his. His desire was obvious, and so was hers. But Tem was taking her time now. The only thing she wanted was to enjoy this kiss. It wasn’t hard to do so. Caspen’s hands…

“For what?” Now Caspen hesitated. He turned to her, his jaw tense. “Tem,” he said quietly. “I must ask you something. And you must answer with complete honesty.” Tem blinked. He was so deeply serious-so obviously concerned-that she had no idea how to react to his tone. She said the only thing she could think…

She wanted him to see every inch of her-to show him everything he needed permission to have. Caspen’s eyes were black with desire, any trace of gold completely gone. His skin was hot; it was nearly unbearable. Beads of sweat rolled between Tem’s breasts, pooling on Caspen’s torso. She dug her fingers possessively into his…

“It is not complicated,” he said quietly. “My father wanted the throne. Another basilisk was in the way. My father asked me to crest them, and I did so.” “Who?” His lips drew into a tight line. “Rowe’s father.” Tem remembered the conversation in the ballroom with perfect clarity: Say one more word, and you…

Tem cried Kora’s name when she came. As she drifted off to sleep, she imagined the princes on either side of her, cradling her body between theirs. The next day dawned cold and joyless. Tem completed her farm chores on autopilot, forcing herself to stay busy until dusk. When the sun was finally setting, she…

Nobody had ever touched her that way but Caspen. But her body knew what to do, and Tem knew to let it. Caspen’s words came suddenly back to her: He has had anyone he wanted his entire life. So he is familiar with a woman’s body. Leo was familiar indeed. He knew exactly how to…

And Caspen. She loved them both. It shouldn’t have come as a shock to her-too many things had brought her gradually to this conclusion to make it any sort of a surprise. Still, she marveled at how she could feel such a draw to them both, how she could want two people in the same…

“So?” Tem insisted. “Are you going to do something about it?” Caspen’s gaze bore into hers. He let out a dry laugh. “No.” She stared up at his infuriatingly perfect face. “No?” “If you think the human prince matters to me, then you are sorely mistaken.” The human prince. It was clear now. Tem saw…