CELESTE
I woke up with the taste of resolve in my mouth, and a tight, miserable ache curled low in my stomach. I’d spent half the night fighting my own body. Every time I closed my eyes, Knox’s voice slid into my thoughts. My thighs had pressed together so tightly that I woke up sore.
I forced myself into the coldest shower I could tolerate. It was useless. I still wanted nothing less than to spread my body on a platter for him.
By the time I dressed and stepped out of my room, I had a plan.
The Council wanted Knox and me to handle summit preparations together? Fine. Perfect. The summit was the biggest political event in our world, the one place where every Alpha, Luna, envoy, and power broker gathered under a single roof.
If I wanted to get rid of Robb before he discovered that I sur
