*Daphne*

I should have felt excited about stepping foot in the capital again, but my stomach hadn’t settled down since convincing Carissa and Kyle to bring us back. This was a dangerous arrangement, as Eva would surely be taken into custody if my parents found out she was this close to the palace. They still saw her as a threat, and for all I knew, she was.

“Remember our agreement,” Carissa barked, warning me with a look of contempt in her eyes. “You find us ...