Ember Frost’s POV

Damn this cursed law of secrecy! Once I take the throne, the first thing I’ll eliminate is that ancient chain binding us for generations.

That was the last thing running through my head before I drifted off, half-submerged in the bath.

The morning was already well past when I finally stirred, the room bright with sunlight I hadn’t meant to sleep through. The first thing I noticed was my mother’s hand wrapped gently around mine, her eyes filled with concern. At the ...