Lysara’s POV
The weight of all that Maera had revealed to me settled heavily within me like stone.
This wasn’t going to be a wedding.
It was the first step in a much darker game.
Seris had prepared herself for weeks for this occasion. The arms that were being smuggled through the merchant house.
The odd men who had shown up nightly.
The new crest. The missing funds in the treasury of Silvercrest. The watchful eyes of the council members.
The old law that would provide her with enough power to dismiss anyone who dared challenge her.
And now I understood why the timing was crucial.
Once she wore the crown upon her head, there was no turning back.
There was no more need to act behind closed doors and secret orders.
She would be able to make her enemies vanish according to the la
