Sabrina POV I ran up the steps of my mother’s estate as the pouring rain drenched me. By the time I got inside I felt like the rain was steaming off of me. My rage was burning that hot and bright. How dare Claire have me exiled!! Her stupid little “terms of surrender.” As if she had any say over where I did or didn’t go. As if she thought she had won and it was all over. She needed to think again. After Soren and I were escorted by Royal enforcers to the territory boundary we immediately got into a car his people had waiting to take us here, to my mother’s house. I needed to see her, needed her comfort and advice. Mom always knew what to do. Shaking the rain off of me, I headed into the house while Soren followed a maid upstairs to a room whe

