Chapter 82

• "Step back, Lucien. I am not going with you. I will not betray my packs. I will not betray my mate," Rhea said, her voice dripping with a cold determination she did not feel. The vampire prince was standing before her, his red eyes fixed on hers, his cruel, beautiful smile twisting his lips.
• Lucien laughed, a low, music-like sound that sent shivers down her spine. "You won't betray them, Luna? You've already betrayed them. You've dissolved the bond. You've issued the declaration of war. You have no pack. You have no mate. You have no one except me."
• "You're wrong. I have my brother. I have my army. I have my choice," Rhea said, chin held high. "I'm choosing to fight. I'm choosing to win. I'm choosing to be a Queen."