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Chapters (75)
  1. Cover
  2. Also By K.A. Linde
  3. Kinkadia Map
  4. Alandria Map
  5. Pronunciation Guide
  6. Tribes
  7. The Celebration
  8. The Murder
  9. The Hangover
  10. The Journey
  11. The House of Shadows
  12. The Princess
  13. The Ball
  14. The King
  15. The Wall
  16. The Court
  17. The Masquerade
  18. The Light
  19. The Plot
  20. The Healing
  21. The Training
  22. The Masters
  23. The Problem
  24. The Meeting
  25. The Assassin
  26. The Testing
  27. The Course
  28. The Season
  29. The Lord
  30. The Star
  31. The Dragons
  32. The Protest
  33. The Library
  34. The Bond
  35. The Night of the Dead
  36. The Camp
  37. The Celebration
  38. The Suspect
  39. The Smoke
  40. The Martyr
  41. The Arrest
  42. The Probation
  43. The Holiday
  44. The Estate
  45. The Flight
  46. The Confession
  47. The Village
  48. The Hot Springs
  49. The Geivhrea
  50. The Winter Party
  51. The Heart
  52. The Blackouts
  53. The Symptoms
  54. The Council
  55. The Rally
  56. The Aftermath
  57. The Shift
  58. The Sickness
  59. The Spiritcaster
  60. The Awakening
  61. The Crux
  62. The Negotiations
  63. The River
  64. The Boats
  65. The Shadows
  66. The Battle
  67. The Defeat
  68. The Treaty
  69. The Trial
  70. The Execution
  71. The Father
  72. House of Curses
  73. Also By K.A. Linde
  74. Acknowledgments
  75. About the Author

She took a deep breath and released it. “I don’t know why I’m here. Something didn’t feel right. Alura was so adamant of your innocence, and I’ve never known her to be a liar.”

“Maybe because I didn’t do it.”

“The evidence said you did it. The council voted.”

He sighed and slumped back against the cot. “My daughter is not a liar. I am not a liar. If you believe me to be so, then you can leave. I don’t wish that my last hours be disturbed by you.”

Kerrigan bit her lip and turned to leave. But still, something nagged at her. It had nagged at her for two whole days as she waited for the execution to take place. She just didn’t know what it was. Lorian wasn’t telling the truth. Surely, he knew what he was doing. Twisting his words so that she had sympathy for him.

“Who were you working with in the House of Shadows?” she asked, her back to him.

“I assure you that I was not working with anyone. Why would I go to war against a group that I helped?”

A good question. But there was an easy answer.

“You did it to save face. If you tell us who it was, then maybe we can still plead your case. Get you sent t…”

“Prison for life?” he asked. “No, thanks.”

“Think of Oria,” she snapped.

He dipped his head. Surely, thinking about how his dragon would also suffer the same cruel fate today.

“I have thought of her. Speak with my dragon. She will tell you my heart.”

“The council already did.”

“Then, leave me. I have no information for you that I did not have for the council.” His head tipped up, and he looked at her with those same eyes that had always haunted her steps in the mountain. “I am innocent.”

Kerrigan didn’t know why she had bothered. He wasn’t going to give her anything. She trusted her gut. And her gut had said that she needed to talk to him to find out if what he had said was true. But he was determined to see this through.

“The gods be with your soul,” she whispered and then stepped out of the prison.

Guards passed her on her way back up to retrieve him for the execution. It was going to be a private affair due to his high role in the government. Only council members and family would be allowed to be present. It was a luxury, considering the treason charge.