Choosing The Forgotten, Finding My King

ten Griffin. My family's power was the only reason he w

te with my sister, Dennie, a fresh hickey on his ne

nd no questions about my life," he whispe

ve to secure his power, then cast me aside, leaving me to die

I was back at the gala, m

ked me to name my choice, I looked past

y voice clear and cold, selecting the cri

pte

lie

ing in my ears. The air outside was crisp, a sharp contrast to the suffocating warmth within. I

I saw

g court by the fountain. His usual entourage of syco

't seen

named Marcus, caught sight of me first. He nudg

ound a stone, leaving Austen front and ce

, snickered. "Look who it is. Still clin

ed to wound. "Trying to squeeze every las

w held a chilling indifference. They were like chips of ice

his voice laced with annoyance. "Haven

using Frederick's good nature to worm your way into thi

ringing up how your father saved the

I'm starting to reconsider this whole arrangement. Any further

t to meddle, to manipulate, and I promise you, any talk of our union wi

y past life, a life where my heart was a raw, open wound, constantly bleedi

eaded, begged for his understanding. This new Kallie, reborn from the

my voice calm, flat. "He's thr

tic crowd. Marcus's jaw dropped. "

asn't bothered with family even

own mansion. His sudden reappearance, especially for my twenty-fifth birthday, was unprece

s. The choice of a Griffin heir to marry. The managin

, ever the opportunist, elbowed Austen. "Looks like someone's about to be

. "Congratulations, Kallie," he drawled, his voice a silken threat. He st

linting with a harsh possessiveness. "No shared accounts. No shared bedroo

for me. You get the name, the status. I g

ther timeline? Did he remember what he had done to me, to us? The thought

e cut through the air. "Aust

faint flush on her cheeks, her eyes wide and seemingly fragile. Her "debilitating anxiety" was alw

He rushed to her side, his arm encircling her waist. "Dennie, m

. Frederick just asked me to... keep an eye on things. Make sure Kallie wasn't too overwhe

to me. His grip on Dennie tightened. "Kallie, Dennie ne

only of yourself. Dennie needs constant care, su

s voice was low, threatening. "Don't even think about making trouble,

bling up from deep within my chest. Call it o