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| froze in ce, but my hand began to tremble as | stared at the amulet in shock. My mother’s moonstone ne shone like a
beacon and the sight of it made my stomach twist intoplicated and painful knots.
| didn’t dare speak a word.
Kaleb’s dark blue eyes glinted with satisfaction and his full lips curled into a cruel but contented smile. It was as if he were
wearing his devil’s mask once more, and a shiver traveled down my spine when | met his gaze.
How had he found the ne?
And how had he figured out my true identity?
“| knew that you must have been from one of the prestigious families, but | didn’t expect you to be from such an important one,”
he remarked after a while.”How interesting it was to figure it all out. You’ve been such a mystery to me, Cas sandra, and I’m so
pleased to know that such a strange story is finally being solved”
He plucked my mother’s ne and held it up. The pendant swung and for a moment, | felt as if | were hypnotized. Even just
the sight of it in his hands was enough to set me over the edge.
This is quite lovely,” the king of Yurene noted. “A very nice piece of jewelry indeed. I’m sure you’re happy to see it again.
“You''re mistaken,” | tried to say. “I’ve never seen that ne before-”
But the king of Yurene held his hand up and cut me off at once. Once he set the ne back down, he sat back in his chair
and stared deeply into my eyes.
“You''re a terrible liar,” he said. “Did you know that ording to one of Yurene’sws, you could be hanged for lying to the king?
Hiding your true identity falls under the category of lying and falsehoods. We might bex when ites to some things in this
country, but something so treacherous...
| took a quick breath and then raised my chin slightly. A touch of bravery flooded through me and then | spoke up.
“| didn’t know there werews in Yurene,” | countered in an attempt to deflect from our conversation. “You seem to have the right
to decide everything at your will.”
Kalebughed. “You''re right. A king can do whatever he wishes, but only if he can handle the price.”
| frowned. “I don’t understand what you mean.”
“Some of the kings have paid terrible debts for their wrong decisions,” he noted, and then he rolled his deep sapphire eyes. “Our
former king was obviously one of them. | hadn’t finished the story | began to tell youst time, and | would love to tell you more
about the subject. You must be interested in the rest of the tale.”
“| didn’t believe anything you said,” | snapped at him. “I figured you were telling me what you needed to to get me here.”
“You didn’t believe me?” Kaleb repeated back and then he snorted and scoffed loftily. “How interesting. | thought you did. There’s
no one else who could tell you the truth of things, so you would do well to trust me. We could be allies, Cas sandra. I’m not your
enemy.
“If you want to take over control of Wega, then you''re my eneiny for sure.” | replied shortly.
“Why do you even care about Wega after everything that happened to you?” he wondered, and he raised a golden-brown.
eyebrow in surprise. “Your father and brother were killed by the former Alpha King, and everyone else in the country
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despises your family’s name because of their supposed traitor status. No one dares to speak about them, not to mention say
something fair for them. It’s ridiculous to fight for a country that cast your blood aside.”
My lips drew into a thin line. | couldn''t find any words to retort back.
“Of course, | suppose there’s always your mate to consider,” Kaleb continued, and his eyes glinted cruelly. | can see you''re
worried about that weak king.”
| clenched my teeth and anger swelled within me. My body began to shake from the tension and it took all of my power to keep
from snarling at the smug, foreign king.
“Asher isn’t weak.” | fired back at him despite myself.
“Oh, but he is. Kaleb replied, and he crossed his arms against his chest. “The king has never seen the cruelty of life. He didn’t
know how to protect his mate, and he didn’t know how to protect his country either. Asher Collins doesn’t deserve you. You
deserve someone better than him.”
I stared at Kaleb for a moment, my anger still flowing through me, and after a moment, | realized what he was talking about. My
irritation shifted to disbelief as my lips parted in surprise, and then my brows knitted together.
“You must be kidding.” | asked tly.
There was no way he was suggesting this
“| don’t like making jokes in such circumstances,” he replied. “A highborn queen from the South would cheer up the morale. of
the North, especially if the queen was from a family that had been persecuted by the Southern king”
Bile rose up my throat and | jumped from my chair at once. “You''re out of your mind. | would never agree to something like this.
“Never say never.” Kaleb quipped. “I wouldn’t say anything too definitive”
“Enough,” | hissed. “This wasn’t what you’d told me in Wega. You said you wanted me to help you figure out the great sorcery
Emmett left behind before he passed. Was that all a deception to get me here? Was your n to pry me away from Anemond
and marry you for your own political gain?”
“Oh, the sorcery?” Kaleb repeated back,pletely ignoring thetter half of my statement. “Don’t worry, I’ve already found it?”
My heart skipped a beat and | stared at him in confusion, “What? Where?”
The king of Yurene eyed me for a moment and then offered me a small, contented smile. The expression was devilish and smug,
as if he believed himself to be the most cunning man in the world.
“It''s on you,” he remarked, and his deep blue eyes trailed over me.
| felt lost at once.
The Northern king was speaking in riddles and vague sentences that kept me interested but confused.
Why the need for such dramatics?
What was he talking about?
When | asked him as much, he rose to his feet and began to pace around the small, windowless room. He nced around as be
walked, and after a minute ofplete silence, he spoke again
Do you really think it’s a coincidence that Emmett saved you from that terrible inferno?” Kaleb asked me, his voice both
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amused and annoyed. “He didn’t do it out of kindness, Cas sandra. Sorcerers aren’t kind or warm-hearted. Emmett did it
because he knew you were the young king’s mate. There was no kindness about it. He just wanted to manipte you and use
you to defeat the king. His n just didn’t work out. | promise you, Emmett wasn’t the man you believed him to be. You were a
pawn and nothing more.”
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