[Lilia]

I don’t know if I should be sad that the time I spent with Kael was so limited, or relieved that he brought me back just in time. Pa had already sent out word to look for me, and I could sense Ronan’s shadow behind the search. I could see the mischief gleaming in his gaze—a sharp reminder that he is serious about sticking his nose into my affairs.

“Fancy ring you’ve got there. And a coat.”

Cold dread lingered on the back of my neck. My heart took a plunge from a hundred-foot ...