Aira’s POV He’d said what, four words to me? Again? I felt a flush of anger rise in my cheeks as I watched him march down the hall like a self-righteous, pig-headed— Ugh. There weren’t enough foul words to describe the man. Clearly, I wasn’t going to have a chance at getting through his thick skull. Both Blanche and Aaron were treating me the same way, so whatever it was, those two had to know something. I doubted I’d get a word out of Knox’s Beta, so my sister was my only choice. She had to tell me. I took off in the other direction, leaving Knox and his cold, steel heart for him to deal with and started looking all over the castle for my sister. Lo and behold, I found her, outside on a garden bench whispering into Aaron’s ear. Surprise, surprise. “Blanche.” She turned and looked

