Sarah’s POV
The castle felt like an empty swing on a hillside as a storm approached. I hugged myself against the cold of uncertainty and dread. With Sebastian imprisoned in the dungeon, refusing to escape for fear of starting a war, I had no one to talk to.
Andrew had returned to his pack on his father’s orders, calling off the marriage alliance, and now my father wasn’t talking to me. I had no one to protect me but myself. I brushed a lock of hair back, discovering a new part of the castle.
I decided to go upstairs today, moving from floor to floor and climbing higher. I opened a worn, tired-looking door into an empty room. Dust covered the floor and beams running through the ceiling.
There was an opening on the other side that drew me in. I ducked my head and stepped onto a small
