BRIELLE’S POV

Brielle could hear the sturdy footsteps of Lord Darius as he moved down the passage, coming to his room, of course, but she didn't move at all.

She lay stiff on the bed, not making a sound and faking a sleep that didn’t want to come.

Her mind racing in circles, she reflected on what she had just witnessed a few minutes before.

Lord Darius and Madeline... Her heart was constricting again as she recalled Lord Darius smiling at the traitor, and she bit back the hiss ...