Vivianna’s POV

A sinking feeling filled my gut.

Where was Gabriel? He hadn’t returned after his meeting with William. The moon was high in the sky, the middle of the night. He should have been back by now. I turned to look at Lucy, still barely coherent, mumbling nonsensical words.

Alistair wasn’t ready to use her yet. I didn’t like thinking about what he would use her for. All the things he did to me under his thrall…took centuries to heal from. ...