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rriage pulled by four pureblood black steeds right outside the

by a thick sable-fur cloak bestowed by the crown. On the warm couch, Queen Grandmother Eleanor Mejia was rubbing

n your sacred treasure," I said, bowing low as I l

eed, Eleanor's tired amber eyes lit up with approval. She wa

he High Temple. You handled it brilliantly and didn't waste my

ajesty's prestige and daily

e houses of this capital had half your sense, the Prince Regent wouldn't be st

g ghost, I had watched that ruthless, bloodthirsty warrior-who carried the ancient, immortal Lycan bloodline

ver-Salt Contraband case?" I asked softly, pick

the chamber

yal Steward Arthur sucked in a sharp breath and immediately waved all

ating aura of the royal matriarch pressing down on my shoulders. The smuggling of royal silver and illicit

almly, meeting her golden wolf eyes without flinching. "As Your Majesty knows, I carry a trace of the sacred White Wolf blood

descendant of the Moon Goddess, and a Seer's prophecy w

stermind is using river routes to ship massive amounts of poisoned royal silver straight to the rebel packs in Valenwood! And the chief bro

t, Junius's secret hawk had reported that the trail had gone cold right out

his is false, it carries the penalty of

e Regent's shadow guards search the secret tunnel beneath the Seventh Silver Bank in

the five-hundred-gold-coin trail that

ng back against her pillows, her suspicion giving way to overwhelmi

ed a black-iron phoenix medallion from her waist-a token that commanded the inner palace guards-and pressed it i

palace gardens, a ferocious, bloodcurdling beastly roar ripped through the midday quiet. Amid the terrified screams