PRIMUS ALEXANDER’S POV
My heart raced as I stared at her white orbs.
The only thing louder than the silence was the ringing inside my skull.
It better not be what I was thinking. It better not be.
But I could smell the guilt. It twisted my stomach in ways I couldn't comprehend.
Levi stepped in. “All guards. Out. Now. Everyone. Clear the castle in the next thirty seconds. I don't even want to hear the sound of the wind.”
There were murmurs. Footsteps. The scrape of steel against stone as the guards saluted and left.
The Order remained.
Aquamarine, Katherine, Levi and Juliet, who came rushing in with wide eyes just as the last guards exited.
“What happened?” Juliet whispered.
No one answered.
Because it was clear.
Glowing through the blanket like a burning truth. The tension i
