tin'

an

Tower groaned open, piercing the dead

Standing at the entrance was Collin, dressed

, extending a hand toward me as if he were

ndescension. "Five days in the dark should be enough to c

recoiled as if he were something infe

air, the mask of gentleness on h

still throwing a tantrum?" Col

el wronged. But it was for your own good. You were acting completely feral

. "By locking me in an actual tower for the i

ou would be more understanding of my difficul

been for Ansley? She was terrified by your outburst, yet she still dragged her frail body to manage

ent wave of nausea c

been completely f

had used the Treasury's resources to buy off the elders an

was stealing my power and paving the

ding before me, praising the woman who would ev

wing in my eyes. "When we get back, you should properly thank her. Apologize for yo

face, and the bone-deep hatred within me

pocrite. I walked past him, heading straight for

looked incredibly relieved. He hurried to catch up, intendin

We were so close I could smell the faint scent on him-the sce

ated me. Now, it just

almly, my voice vo

to go home?" His smile retu

es, speaking each word slowly and clearly,

g ceremony. There is no

stantly. "What are

my lips, "I want to dissolve the contract.