Melbourne’s heart nearly stopped when she grew still beneath his hand. She could not die now, not after everything he and Tatiana went through to find them. His sister moaned, and he was torn between the two of them, but Eagene still lived, and Alyssa was slipping away.
He should not have remained behind to fight with the men. He should have escorted the women and kept them safe, but he had no idea that almost an entire regiment of soldiers hid in the forest. He still had no idea how any of this was possible. They had guards stationed, scouts everywhere, and the palace wards were intact.
This had to be an inside job. Only someone in the royal family of El Faeryn could have staged this coup. With everyone inside the chapel, there would be no pointing fingers at any of them. They could cl
