17
KILLIAN
With Lavinia and the warlocks gone, and the arrival of the Dark Devils, Drake decided it was time to leave before we started a real war in what was supposed to be a neutral place. Thea apologized to Queen Rosilla for our sudden exit, but as she had requested, we were trying to maintain the peace.
I didn’t want to leave yet, but there was no other choice.
Back at Castle DuMoir, Drake called us to his office—Thea, Keeran, Luana, Almae, Shane, the other princes, and me.
“Tell them what you told me,” Drake said. He stood behind his desk and chair, and he seemed more tired than usual.
I pushed away from the door, where I had been leaning, and walked closer to the desk and everyone else. “Lavinia broke through the spell. She’s pretending she’s still a mindless dummy, as best as
