Poppy’s POV

I leaned on Erik as we waited on the dock, an Alder Elf ship slowly coming to the wooden planks, a bosun dropping anchor and pulling the ship into the dock. The gangway clattered against the pier and the first person to exit the ship was Queen Yrsa.

She moved as fast as the wind could take her, her eyes locked on Erik and me. For a split second, I wasn’t sure if she would strike me after all the horrible things my hex had put her through.

But ...