DARIAN’S POV

Keira. 

That name hadn't been spoken inside this palace for years. 

Nothing so beautiful belonged here. The only other time I felt that was when I brought Hazel home after the Hunt. 

Every step felt like it defined the turn of the world and the halls seemed longer, infinite even, when I weighed down the carpet with each step.

My office doors stood open and the demonic voices in my head and seething wheezes didn't stop until I walked inside and ...