Inside, I was grinning like a wolf who had just cornered his prey.
Lydia had no idea she was walking straight into my trap.
For months, I had suspected she was up to something. Now, I had proof. She had been working with Marcus. She had the dagger. She had lied about being on the battlefield the day I was stabbed.
And now, she was agreeing to visit Dominic with me?
Too easy.
She thought she could outplay me. She had no idea I was five steps ahead.
I kept my expression relaxed as Lydia returned from her room, fixing her hair and adjusting the jacket she had just thrown on. She looked effortlessly composed, like she hadn’t been plotting behind my back.
She glanced at me, her lips curling into a smirk. “So, are we going now?”
I stretched my arms, yawning lazily as if this was just ano
