Desperate Measures

[KAELIA BRYNN HALLOWAY]

I PEERED over the balcony edge, watching the shine of sleek black cars pull to the front of Fang Court through the balcony window. They gleamed obsidian in the moonlight and reflected the glamorous lights of Fang Court.

Lord Rafe had returned.

My gaze dropped to my watch. Almost nine.

Just in time.

Stepping back into the shadows, I closed the balcony doors, drawing the curt