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Chapters (64)
  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  6. Pronunciation Guide
  7. Prologue
  8. Part One
  9. One
  10. Two
  11. Three
  12. Four
  13. Five
  14. Six
  15. Seven
  16. Eight
  17. Nine
  18. Ten
  19. Eleven
  20. Twelve
  21. Thirteen
  22. Part Two
  23. Fourteen
  24. Fifteen
  25. Sixteen
  26. Seventeen
  27. Eighteen
  28. Nineteen
  29. Twenty
  30. Twenty-One
  31. Twenty-Two
  32. Twenty-Three
  33. Part Three
  34. Twenty-Four
  35. Twenty-Five
  36. Twenty-Six
  37. Twenty-Seven
  38. Twenty-Eight
  39. Twenty-Nine
  40. Thirty
  41. Thirty-One
  42. Thirty-Two
  43. Thirty-Three
  44. Thirty-Four
  45. Thirty-Five
  46. Part Four
  47. Thirty-Six
  48. Thirty-Seven
  49. Thirty-Eight
  50. Thirty-Nine
  51. Forty
  52. Forty-One
  53. Forty-Two
  54. Forty-Three
  55. Forty-Four
  56. Forty-Five
  57. Forty-Six
  58. Forty-Seven
  59. Epilogue
  60. Excerpt from The Sun and Its Shade
  61. The Night and Its Moon Playlist
  62. Acknowledgments
  63. About the Author
  64. Back Cover

“The forces you need! You’ll need manpower if you intend to march north of the border. What do you have now, a duke and his men? A few merchants and their money? Why would you be so reckless! You can have it all! The manpower is at your fingertips! Stay here until we’ve convinced the Captain of the Guard to visit. I’m already sorting it out to send Emily to lure him to the Selkie. She was meant to go out later this week!”

Emily was an excellent lure, but Nox wasn’t comfortable sending the girl into danger more often than necessary. This was not her fight, and it wasn’t fair to continue using her. She knew that Emily would go whenever asked, particularly as Nox was involved, but the strawberry girl was fully human. She had nothing but her wits and prayers to protect her when she went out into the world to aid in their agenda.

With cool calm, Nox said, “I don’t need the Captain of the Guard. What I need is information.”

Millicent froze mid-stride. She trembled with her rage, looking like she might flip her desk. The Madame forced herself into stillness, an unusual practice for the mercurial woman. Her nostrils flared until she’d dragged in enough air to calm herself and find an authoritative tone. Nox watched all of this with the amusement of a single arched brow.

“You are being foolish. You’re letting love blind you.”

Nox was in no mood for Millicent’s temper, nor could she be swayed by her scolding. The Madame was transparent and annoying. While Millicent had never been cruel to the girls at the Selkie, she wasn’t exactly a joy as an employer either. Nox’s mouth twisted dryly as she eyed the brothel’s mighty Madame amidst her tantrum, knowing that she was privileged for her ability to disregard the rage altogether.

Nox had spent the last two years in a particularly advantageous position. After discovering her gift—or curse—Millicent had helped her to both cultivate and master it. For the first few months, the Madame had been a steadying force. Nox may have even considered the woman a mentor. Between Millicent’s greed-laced avarice and Nox’s power, they’d forged a tenuous alliance for their symbiotic destruction. As Nox learned more about the politics between the north and the south and the truth of Amaris’s ensnarement, their plan had taken shape. Millicent helped her in her hunt to gather intel on her northern enemy. They learned the weak points in Queen Moirai’s army and the best ways to access her troops. In turn, Millicent benefited directly from the array of puppets she gathered around the kingdom so that she might get closer to Farehold’s courts.