nna
nger, replaced instead by a dark, fathomless curiosity. His fi
ree months," he said, his deep voice carrying a rou
ot and rolled away down the corridor, leav
n stone floor, her white dress soiled with dirt. "Are you w
uddy skirts with trembling hands, and fled d
in Shadow Fortress w
e, and Kellen remained locked in his private war room. But
llery maid nervously pressed a folded scrap o
andwriting: The cliff behind the fortress. I know the truth a
e parchment into a tight ball and to
tic, clumsy
ver my shoulders and stepped out int
ig her own grave, I was more th
. Swirling flurries of snow lashed against the jagged cliffs, and belo
er white silk dress whipping wildly in the f
unch over the frost
front of Kellen was completely gone. In
id, her fingers clutching the sil
with a fly?" I stopped three paces awa
e. "You think forcing me to bow makes you the true Lu
she was clever; she died from an 'unfortunate riding accident.' The second thought she had r
ou finally admit it. You systematicall
l, hysterical laugh. "So what if you know? You have no proof! Brother Kellen will alw
der his mates?" I stepped forward, my voice cutting th
her, screaming over the wind, "Pack your bags and leave this fortress
ll of cold mockery. "Because of a few e
r confidence. "You hate me because deep down, you know the truth. You will ne
ed step backward. The heel of her delicate slipper slipped on the
one relentless. "A pathetic leach
g smile spread across her pale lips as she looked p
of approaching footsteps-heavy iron boots, accompanied
had a
, her twisted smile widening
" she whispered, "you
ide, pushed off the icy ledge with both feet,
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