SLOANE

“I will,” He stopped speaking and faced me again. “So, tell me, what’s your answer?”

His gaze stayed fixed on me, waiting impatiently for me to speak and my chest squeezed.

I was about to hand over my power and betray my own family for Dimitri, just to gain possession of my son back and have Lucy freed.

But I know I wasn’t going to regret it.

My father wouldn’t think twice to stab me in the back if he was in my shoes and given this same choice. With that in mind, I ...