Chapter Twelve- Promises Sacrifices
Becs spent nearly every free moment in the secret chamber, what had started as curiosity had quickly become obsession. Somewhere in the records of House Nightshade was the answer, there had to be. Kingdoms didn’t simply fall overnight, someone had helped the Rogue King, someone opened the door for him. And seventeen years after the event Becs is determined to find out who.
The hidden chamber was silent except for the turning of pages, stacks of journals surrounded her. Maps, letters, military reports, and royal records. Hours passed unnoticed, then finally she found something. In her father’s journal, the one only she could open. She turned to the final entries, the pages became increasingly frustrated. Increasingly suspicious, Becs leaned forward re
