Fallen Crown

(Neva’s POV)

“Kill him!” Ryker thundered,

My heart lurched. I didn’t even know when the word tore out of me.

“No!”

With hands shaking, I yanked the veil off my face. Gasps broke through the crowd as I stood bare-faced, my chest heaving.

The silence was thick, stifling. Every eye turned to me… the lady who dared to defy the king.

Then a roar ripped the silence. It was deep and furious.

My head sna