Raven's pov

　　"Forgive me, Princess Raven. I seem to have become a little distracted and lost my balance. The beauty and allure that Anastasia possesses have thrown me slightly off the gravity of the earth," Rowan declares, and his words provoke a deep irritation within me, a fury that bubbles beneath the surface of my deceptively cordial smile.

　　I grip the stem of the glass more tightly and for a few seconds, I fear that with my strength, the crystal might shatter ...