Chapter Five
Helena’s mother was not of Madran blood. As heir to the throne, her father had to marry a foreign woman of high importance. Cana didn’t have princesses or kings. The clans were not unified in their kingdom.
Queen Chloe was the daughter of a powerful Canan warlord who had kept other clans in check for many years.
But that wasn’t all she was. They had trained Chloe Rhodipus to be an assassin. It was the way of Cana. All highborn lads and ladies held skills in the art. Cana was a nest of snakes. None of the clans trusted any other. Being clan-leader was a dangerous position.
Helena flipped a knife in her hand, eying her target. Most in Madra—including the king himself—did not know of the queen’s talents. But she’d followed the traditions of her kingdom and brought her daughte
