ADONIS AUGUSTUS
“I told you, brother. She was going to humiliate us!” I shoved the cards into my pocket and kicked the door open.
“Anger won’t get us anywhere, Adonis,” Adonai replied calmly. “If we’re going to fight, we need to plan. Cedar belongs to us. Didn’t you hear what Elder Harold said? She was betrothed to us before she was even born. That makes her ours. There’s no escape from that. I suppose what happened back then made everyone feel there was no need to tell us. But now that I know the truth, I’ll do everything in my power to bring her back.”
“Seriously?” I stood in front of him, blocking his path so he would stop pacing and look me in the eye. “Are we really supposed to win her back? Beg her to return and ask for forgiveness? Her father still hasn’t been proven innocent, an
