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“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…

“Tem,” he said, his voice low, his face centimeters from hers. “I am ashamed that my people allow this.” “Allow what?” When he didn’t answer, she pushed him away, crossing her arms and staring into the fire. This was beyond infuriating. Her heart was pounding; her shoulders were tense. All she wanted was to run…

“Your father is wrong, you know,” she said quietly. Leo looked at her. “No, he isn’t.” “You don’t even know what I was going to say.” “You were going to say that my father is wrong, that I’m not a child-that I’m capable of making my own decisions and that he should trust me to…

Tem closed her eyes. She couldn’t deny that she was drawn to Leo. But she also couldn’t deny the look she’d seen in his eyes when he told her about Evelyn. He loved her-still loved her-the type of love that didn’t fade easily, if it ever did. Tem didn’t want to kiss someone who loved…

Leo laughed. “Please. Call me Leo.” “Call me Gabriel.” “I certainly shall.” “What’s with the hardware?” Gabriel pointed at Leo’s mouth, where his gold teeth glinted in the dim light of the bar. Tem elbowed Gabriel. But Leo only smiled wider, showing the full extent of the metal. “They’re traditional,” Leo answered. “The men in…

Leo went completely rigid, his fingers twisting tightly in the fabric of Tem’s dress, still holding her behind him. His next words were so quiet-so deadly-that Tem felt a chill go down her spine as he said, “I will return when I fucking well feel like it.” Something dangerous glimmered in Maximus’s eyes. He stepped…

She could only tell him the truth. “Not really.” Leo nodded, as if her answer didn’t surprise him. “What can I do to change that?” he asked quietly. Tem sighed. “I don’t know, Leo. I’m not sure anything you do would change that.” There was another silence, and in it, Leo reached for her, touching…

Tem would never forget the way he’d looked at her last night-like she’d torn his heart straight from his chest. She hadn’t known she was capable of making a man look at her like that. Now she held two men in the palms of her hands. Tem looked down at the sprinkle of freckles scattered…

“He fought with his father?” “He did indeed.” A chill rushed through Tem. It was because of her. It had to be. There was no other possible explanation as to why Leo hadn’t proceeded with the elimination. “Well, what happened?” Gabriel was drinking his mead with the same arm that was around Tem’s shoulders. She…

Leo’s eyes were already on her as she ascended the steps, and Tem couldn’t help but wonder what he was thinking. Was he angry? Or simply sad, as Gabriel had said? The crowd was getting loud again; it seemed they couldn’t stay calm for more than a few minutes at a time. Unlimited mead tended…