White Rabbit Man raised his sword, awaiting my decision. Did he care who he ultimately used it on? I sunk my neck into my shoulders as terror clawed through me. Did I value my own skin over Meryem's?

You bet I did.

"It was me yesterday." I screwed up my face, hearing a heavy door clang shut on a future free of the Queen.

"You lied about being Mundane."

"Only sort of. About a week ago, I discovered that someone warded my magic for my entire life. ...