PRIMUS ALEXANDER’S POV

My heart raced as I stared at her white orbs.

The only thing louder than the silence was the ringing inside my skull.

It better not be what I was thinking. It better not be.

But I could smell the guilt. It twisted my stomach in ways I couldn't comprehend.

Levi stepped in. “All guards. Out. Now. Everyone. Clear the castle in the next thirty seconds. I don't even want to hear the sound of the wind.”

There were murmurs. Footsteps. The scrape of steel against ...