Chapter 190

Violet

We had been waiting outside for a while now, and the tension in my chest got worse with every second.

I stood glued to Kylan’s side, fearing I might crumble if I didn’t. He hadn’t said much since we got here, just stood there, quiet and calm. Too calm. Meanwhile, I couldn’t stop shifting from one foot to the other.

After hiding out in his room for quite some time, we had received word that the Bloodrose had finally arrived.

I heard the engines before I saw them. Then one car appeared. Then two. Three. Four…

My eyes didn’t know where to look as they just kept coming. They were Lyperian cars, like the one that had brought us to the palace. Dark, big, with tinted windows.

My heart started pounding as I lost count of the cars. They really had come w