Lyla had delayed Cassian just long enough. By the time Cassian reached the royal court, Audrey was already inside.
He watched her disappear through the heavy oak doors of the throne room. He called her name until his voice cracked and gave out, but she never once looked back.
Dread pooled in his stomach, cold and heavy. 'I'm really going to lose her,' he thought.
The question clawed at him. She loved him. He was sure of it. How could she possibly be involved with Damian?
He refused to believe it. He needed to hear the truth from her own lips.
He stood outside the throne room with his sword still in hand, shouting Audrey's name over and over. The royal guards surrounded him within seconds.
Only then did Cassian realize what he had done. In his blind desperation, he had charged through
