-Lara- I mimicked the queen’s stance as we sized each other up. I was a little surprised she had come here to defend my sister. After all, they had once fought over the same male. “You think I haven’t tried?” I asked. “You don’t think I’ve given her countless chances to be my sister?” The queen raised an eyebrow, clearly unsure of how to respond. “Selene was the perfect daughter. I was the disappointment. Yet I still tried to bridge that huge gap between us. She continued to be the perfect daughter, and we could only be sisters when no one was watching. I tried, my queen. I really did, but do you know how many times she called home after moving here to be Valerio’s queen?” She waited for me to continue, her silver eyes locked on mine. “Zero. She only came home after the Moon Ball, w

