Chapter 20

• The tension in the air was thick, suffocating. My father’s voice, laced with frustration, echoed through the dimly lit chamber.
• “Dorian, you’ve lost sight of the bigger picture,” King Maximilian growled, his sharp gaze piercing into me. “That girl is a threat to our kind. She belongs in the dungeons, not in your bed. Have you not noticed how she has changed? She grows stronger, more radiant. Her energy is unnatural.”
• I clenched my jaw, fists tightening at my sides. His words, his tone—it all grated on my nerves.