Your Future Queen

Breaking from the crowd, Beta Dante Vanceton takes another step forward.

“Where have you taken Garris and his family, Your Royal Highness?” asks the Beta—the same man who pointed me toward the woods earlier, and who happens to be Lyra’s uncle.

“Behind bars, Beta Vanceton,” I answer flatly. “Their charges include faking their legitimate daughter’s death to hide her, subjecting her to torture and