Chapter 88
Lorenzo
Magic thrummed in my veins as I paced the width of the Throne Hall. A hall which had been vacated by various nobles who have no doubt returned to their own lands when news of the attack had reached the Keep. Xaero had roared orders for people to fulfill, including knowing Diana, the Lady-in-Waiting was, but also to call for the other Council members that had not met at the Locke’s home.
A large, stone table had appeared in the middle of the marble floors where my mate and I had danced only a few nights ago. Cushioned chairs circled it, the others already in their own seats. It must be nearing dawn now, and exhaustion couldn’t even weigh me down even if it wanted to. I thought that if I stopped, that was when I would die.
Safiya and her brothers had remained in Locke
