**Jax**

"When word spread that the Zoya had been stripped of their title as a royal coven, leaders from across the world showed up to petition my father to take the Zoya's place." She finished what little was left of her wine, then glanced around as if she suddenly regretted not getting a refill.

I gently pushed my glass across the table toward her. "Go on."

"Thank you." She lifted my glass and took a long, slow swallow. "One day, Samara and Ivy showed ...