Claiming His Queen

CASSIA

The sun went down. The room was dark and quiet. I was no longer thinking about my old, simple life. Now, I was looking at a list of dangerous men.

Dante walked back and forth. He pointed at a photo of a man named Ronan.

"Ronan is old and mean," Dante said. "He thinks you are a weakness. He will try to trick you. Do not let him."

I looked at the man's cold eyes. "What should I say?"

"Tell hi