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“So…you didn’t like her because she was stealing forks?” “She was stealing gold, stupid child.” All the cutlery in the castle was a result of the bloodletting. Tem stared down at her own hands, which were turning the wires gold. She felt faint. “She did not leave because of some ridiculous letter. She left because…

Leo’s eyes slid to Tem’s, asking a silent question she couldn’t identify. Was he wondering, like she was, why Evelyn was acting so strange? “I will accompany Tem to the door,” Leo said finally. “But no farther.” Evelyn rolled her shoulders as if this compromise caused her physical pain. But rather than make a scene-which…

This is what her father endured for years? What all the other basilisks who were kidnapped had suffered through for decades until Leo finally made them stop? Tem couldn’t imagine ten minutes of this, much less ten years. This was torture. True torture. The guard turned to leave as soon as he finished attaching the…

“If this is too hard for you,” she whispered, “you don’t have to come inside.” “Of course I do.” Tem flinched at his tone. At her reaction, his voice softened. “I must come, Tem. I must protect you.” They both knew there was nothing he could do to protect her. Tem had already made her…

She’d known, somewhere deep in her gut, that something had gone wrong. It was not, as Bastian would say, an elegant solution. Cresting Leo had solved one problem but created another. She had known her inability to transition was strange, that she was not progressing as she should. Now she understood why. Tem thought about…

Now Caspen hesitated. “The point of mating season is to choose a mate.” A beat of silence passed. “So?” “So…my brother chose Gabriel.” “What?” Caspen placed his hands on her shoulders. “Calm down, Tem.” “Calm down? But what does this mean? Are they…bound?” There were so many rules in basilisk society, so many sneaky catches….

“The royals are bringing back the bloodletting.” Shock passed over his face. “That…saddens me,” he said simply. Tem saw the grief in his eyes. She was about to make that grief worse. “They asked for volunteers, so I…” She didn’t want to say it. She didn’t want to sadden him even more. Kronos held up…

Pink cheeks, flushed chests, they both looked at her with dazed expressions. “Can’t I stay?” Gabriel said. His voice was hoarse. Tem glanced up at Caspen, who was watching their interaction from a step away. “Can he?” she whispered. Caspen pursed his lips. His eyes slid to Damon’s, and Tem saw their unspoken conversation. Tem…

“Temperance,” he purred, his eyes falling immediately on Gabriel. “So this is your guest.” Tem sighed. Damon was the lesser of two evils. They might as well talk to him. “Damon. This is Gabriel, my best friend.” Damon took Gabriel’s hand in his, raising it to his lips to kiss his wrist. It was the…

“No. You get to try neither.” “Tem.” Gabriel turned to her and placed his hands on her shoulders. “You won’t let me flirt with Caspen’s hot brother. You won’t let me drink from the cum fountain. And you won’t let me come in the fountain. What am I even doing here?” Tem opened her mouth,…