I should have been able to fight off the attackers. There were only two of them. The mountain of a man who I spied, too late, approaching from the right. And a second one that I never even saw, who seemed to appear from nowhere. Suddenly he was right behind me with a rough hand reaching around my f

Fiona Next thing I knew, I was lying flat on the bed in the downstairs guest room of my parents’ house. It was dark in the room, but light spilled in from the open door to the brightly lit hallway. My father stood in the doorway, his large frame silhouetted against the yellow light, speaking quietl

I pulled my phone out while Alexander was in the bathroom, and texted Nina. She was up late as usual, and responded right away. Me: Just saw your missed calls. It’s a long story, but I’m fine. Home now with A. Nina: Phew!! We were all so worried about you!!! My stomach dropped. That was not good.

Alexander “I’m sorry to bother you, Sir, but I had to show you immediately.” I plucked the letter out of the soldier’s fingertips warily, keeping my eyes locked on his as I did so. Something in my gut was telling me not to trust this man. It was, after all, the same soldier who dared to disrespect

Alexander I paced out to the training field with different scenarios playing out in my head. Fiona had replied to her father’s letter, and it was easy to jump to the conclusion that meant she was working for him. But I had seen the way Fiona’s father treated her. The day of her wedding, when I fou