Alvar
walked with my back perfectly straight, ignoring the mocking wh
the biting cold hit me instantly. The fireplace was completely d
tcher do this?!" Phoebe sobbed, her fingers digging desperately into the cold floorboards. "He knew! He knew how much that night destroy
pieces that night too! Their blood soaked the very soil we grew up on! We barely survived that hell, and for a whole year, you c
d my deepest, most horrifying trauma, the last frag
ears from her face. "Tears cannot wash away the blood of our families. Fletcher said House Alvarado is no
er sobs, looking at
rs," I commanded, standin
ther-bound ledgers. As I flipped through the pages, a testament to the
aced the ink with my finger, my eyes narrowing. "Why hasn'
ordered the stewards to intercept the funds this morning. And it's not just the gold, Miss. She had
rous, murderous glint flashed
heat Darla's pavilion," Phoebe added b
d, snapping the ledger shut with a sharp crack th
tyard, the Terrell warriors were laughin
rado-owned business, farm, and mine. Cease all fund transfers to the Terrell Pack. Cut off their food suppli
erce, vengeful fire. "You mean.
s see how her glorious sword skills conjure bread out of thin air. I want a detailed calculation of
useless burden. He had no idea he ha
King's blessing for this union. If I stayed, they would eventually us
ver the bond a
fting toward the distant, towering spires of the
To petition the King directly was an incredib
rits to secure his true love? Fine. Let's see ho
ndwriting sharp, decisive, a
red heroes who had shed their last drop of blood defending his
rant an absolute annulment of my union with Fletcher Terrell. I stated that the Terrell Pack was forcibly seizing t
the ink dry, folded the letter, and se
ordered, handing the heavy envelope to Phoebe. "Ride thr
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