To the Vargo Heir and His Queen

Calla's POV

The heavy words faded into the cavernous rafters. I belonged to the Vargo family now. I was expected to live, fight, and bleed for them.

The official Advisor stepped forward, his cold eyes devoid of emotion. "The blood oath," he demanded.

His voice sliced through the tension. Now I understood. Carmela's cryptic warning this morning, her insistence that I strap a hidden dagger to m