The Lost Heir

Clara

I’m staring at Thorne in utter shock, wishing I could unhear the words that just came out of his mouth.

“You’re saying that my father is King Alaric?” I gape, all the joy from the last hour slipping away. “The King who died without an heir and led to your father’s campaign against Torin’s? The one who killed your mother?”

“We don’t know for sure that he killed my mother.” Thorne soothes, “An