Ezra's POV:
3 days Later
I found myself deep within the ornate palace, accompanied by my new crew: Holden, Dante, Finn, William, and Zion, the guards who had joined Soren and me on our mission to rescue Melrose. We were gathered in a designated room that Soren had recently set aside for our private meetings concerning her. Only this group—along with Helena, Caine, and Miles, the executor whom Soren locked in the dungeons—knew the truth: Mel and the Prince are mates and about her curse, the Ahknoxi Kobra. These guards have become my responsibility to keep this information safe for now. Together, we’ve been tasked with gathering intelligence on the vampires relentlessly hunting for The Kobra.
Just a week ago, if someone had suggested I would be joining forces with Prince Soren to protect
