Milo Drexel. Even just the sound of someone else saying his name sends my heart into overdrive; the thought of him being here in Alexandria again makes my head feel fuzzy and light. Where is he? Is he in the throne room, waiting for me? Why did he come back? I already know the answer to that one, though. A warning about an attack on the Realm of Light. I can tell from the looks on the faces of my sisters that they’re not sure what to make of this. They think the “warning” is really a “threat”—that he’s here to speak on behalf of his father. I know the truth, though. I know it in my heart. He came back to protect me. To protect all of us. No matter what I learned on this “tour” I’ve just returned from, nothing could mean more to me than that. The ultimate creature of darkness has risk

