Alara
I sat at my vanity, watching the reflection of my own hands tremble as I combed through every possibility in my mind. If I wanted Kaelen out of the way, I had to be smarter, faster, and far more dangerous than I had been before. Vittorio had failed me, and there was no more time to rely on anyone else. No more trusting in empty promises. This time, I would take him down myself.
But I couldn’t do it alone. Power was a game of alliances, and I knew exactly where to start.
I pulled out my phone and began scrolling through my contacts, mentally ticking off who could be of use. There were those who had benefited from Kaelen’s leadership and those who had been silently seething under his rule. Those who might bend to my will if I gave them the right push. The trick was to find those who
