The peace lasted exactly three weeks.
I was in the gardens, finally allowed outside after the healers declared both me and the baby stable, when Mira found me with terror written across her face.
"My Lady, you need to come quickly. There's been an incident in the dungeons."
My stomach dropped. "What kind of incident?"
"Daemon. He's asked to speak with you. Only you. He says he has information about your father."
The words hit me like a physical blow. My father. King Rothgar of Eldoria, who'd married me off to secure an alliance and hadn't contacted me once since I left.
"That's obviously a trap," I said, but I was already moving toward the castle. "He's trying to lure me down there for some reason."
"That's what Prince Kael said. He's forbidding you from going. Captain Thorne agrees. But My Lady..." Mira lowered her voice. "What if it's not a trap? What if Daemon really does know something about your father?"
