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Soon a Guard reappeared, opening the door for his prince Kiran walked into the roo attire His hair was slicked back stylishly and his crisply perfect tus was double breasted with a smart tie that raised off his chest, pinned with the royal crest He even hite gloves

He was not surprised to see me or at least didn't act like it, his eyes flitted over me, as if I were an irritation, before he sat down next to his father and sighed I annoyingly felt under-dressed in ray cargo pants

"She has coain her brother's life," Lucan explained to his son The delight on his face greith every minute

"And what have you decided?" Kiran asked, his turquoise eyes turning to deep blue with hardness

"Isn't this the deal you lowered at his son, almost as shocked by his reaction as I was

"Yes, I suppose it is" His crisp English accent was clipped and short and I wondered for a ht, Eden," Lucan looked at ain to small slits of distrust "You are here to offer yourself for your brother How can I trust you?"

"I came to you This wasas you uphold yours," I pro over with soon "I just have one small request"

"A request?" Kiran mocked, loudly, and even his father turned in surprise "And ould that be?"

"I want to be able to say goodbye to Avalon, and I want to walk him out; I want to make sure he reaches safety," I requested quietly and with ree to that," Lucan countered, "as long as you retain the ive Avalon back even the smallest hint of what you possess our deal is off and I will murder him on the spot Is that understood?"

"Yes, I understand," I nodded h all the way Hoould I give Avalon thehis finger angrily atfor a loophole to the i back to Avalon"

"Not good enough," Lucan said calned in ued, afraid of the very words

"Then our deal is off," Kiran spat, angrily

"Fine," I shook my head, frustrated and irritated with the next question I had no choice but to ask, "What exactly is a blood oath?"

"Is she serious?" Lucan asked his son and couldn't hold back his laughter any longer

"That's not fair," I storowled together, in obvious vexation

"A blood oath," Lucan continued, "is a contract written for us and signed with our blood It isand if either end is broken, the law-breaker dies It's very si and I have found it to be the rimaced at reed There was no turning back now "Send for the witch," Lucan ordered and another Guard disappeared into the hallway

When the door opened a few minutes later, a handso a turban and long ivory robes walked through the door He carried parch, feathered quill He stared atlips; his presence disturbed ht a s table and a stool for him to sit on into the middle of the room He unrolled his parchment, and tilted his feathered quill that needed no ink and waited patiently for instructions on what to write

"Write this," Lucan instructed but then looked to me, "What is your full na as though I were handing over randh that was information that I did not knoondered for a randmother "And don't put Matthews, that's not her real last name Eden Diana St Andrews is bound to the Crowned Prince with full possession of her ical or not, in even the most miniscule of ways that will be considered a breach of contract Likewise, the king, Lucan Henry Sevim Kendrick is bound to the contract,"

"And Kiran," I interrupted, finding it necessary to include hi, Lucan Henry Sevim Kendrick and his son, the crowned Prince, Kiran Cedric Dupont Kendrick are bound to the contract in that if they harirl's brother in any way fro safety today, May first, that will be considered a breach of contract Consequences are as follows: death to either side of the contracted if said stipulations are broken"