Chapter 3

"Lady Ari, please be respectful," an attendant said firmly. "She had passed the Trial of Fire."

She sneered at me. I returned her dismissive look. Ari flushed.

"Even if that's true, my brother deserves better," she snarled. "You have no right to wear the queen's colors, human!"

I narrowed my eyes. "Is that because you want to wear them?"

She snarled and drew a sword.

The attendants went still, but I darted forward, striking her in the wrist. She let the sword go, and I snatched it out of the air. Ari stumbled and tried to swipe at me, but I dodged and shoved her back into the wall, then pressed the blade to Ari's throat. Ari gasped and flashed her sharp teeth.

"Your Majesty--"

"Let me make something clear," I said. "You may have run around being a terror before I arrived, but I'm not one to be bullied."

She snarled. Her eyes flashed with light. "You human wretch. You'll regret this."

"Not as much as you will." I pressed the blade closer to her neck. "The next time you pull a sword on me, I'm going to take your fucking arm off."

She snarled. "My brother will never accept you."

I scoffed and stepped back, dropping the sword at her feet.

"I'm not asking him to. I didn't ask to be here. Send me back."

The attendants looked nervous. "That's not possible."

Ari snarled, snatching the sword up from the ground. "You..."

"Lady Ari, you've attacked Her Majesty," the attendant said. "Under the law..."

arresting her. Just... report it to whoever the powers that be are. Whoever is going to get her in the most trouble." Her eyes bulged.

"Aren't there officials? Elders?"

will want to know about this," the attendant said slowly, glancing at me. "They

"No, thanks."

"That's not an option."

have any

Their eyes glinted. "No."

I scoffed.

snarled at me. "Just you

out.

"I have to report to the Elders about

at Maya. She smiled as a

"What is that?"

heading into the sleeping hours...

her. "You... expect me to change a man... twice my size?

"It is

"I could kill him."

still. "Please

essentially forced me through a wall of magical

lineage has

jerked my thumb back. "She seemed more than happy to take up that

twitched into a smile. "Lady Ari was found... wholly unbefitting of the

didn't ask for. Why

will understand the longer you

"Highly doubtful."

I watched Maya walk into the attached room. She brought back a bowl of hot

call me if you need me." She bowed out.

"Wait a second!"

on the door, finding it locked. What the hell? Was this some odd idea for a marriage night? I shuddered, feeling more sick by the second. I looked

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