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Da up soto know her But they would come around

Sooner or later they would recognize the treasure that had come to Grayhaven

CHAPTER 10

TERREILLE

She had to get out of here Her hands shook, her sto but a foul sain, couldn’t watch this happen again

She couldn’t stand to hurt this ain

Go Run Get away from this place

Because this tiht lose so her heart out

This tiht truly kill her

Ranon stood outside Cassidy’s door, trying to leash his rage because hehad to There was no one else Theran’s verbal barbs had turned cruel enough to drive Cassidy out of the parlor in tears, so Talon had his hands full controlling Gray andsure the two cousins didn’t set eyes on each other before tempers had settled Powell had walked out of the parlor and locked hi in there, but they were all hoping the worst he was doing was getting stinking drunk And Theran

Couldn’t the bastard see that Cassidy wasn’t co that Cassidy “do her duty” as a Queen and not leave the other Queen without co Queen

Da the verbal knife in every chance he got Kermilla was pretty; Cassidy was not Kermilla was vivacious—the kind of Queen ould appeal to the Blood; Cassidy was there because they hadn’t been given a choice Cassidy wore Rose; Kermilla wore Summer-sky, which made her dominant

Doave her a little more power since Suave her The little bitch was just good at playing people and presenting herself to advantage At least they had gotten a couple of answers froht’s little drama The four men who had come with Kermilla had all served in Cassidy’s court—and had abandoned a real Queen in order to serve pretty gilt

Jhorreed they wouldn’t mentionthat bit of infor? The woman couldn’t have beenthat desperate for a lover to have settled forhim

You’re here to ht You can’t do that from this side of the door

He knocked No answer He knocked harder, certain she was in her suite “Cassidy?” He turned the door handle The door wasn’t locked, so he walked in—and caught her pulling back, as if she’d lunged for the door to lock it but didn’t react in time

No color in her face except the freckles standing out on milky ice and the dark shadows under her eyes She stood there, frozen, so he looked around—and saw the trunks The lids were open, and the trunks were full of her clothes and possessions

“What’s going on, Cassidy?” he asked, putting an Opal lock on the door as he closed it

“I can’t stay here,” she whispered “I’o”

“Where?”

She stared at him and didn’t answer

He thought about the past few days and what he had learned tonight Her former First Circle had broken her court in order to serve another Queen And now that sa herself very co down under the hammer of Theran’s words and his blatant preference for Kermilla

Cassidyrunning