The prince’s eyes latched onto hers, and a strange pulling sensation evoked a flutter in her chest. Serenna’s heart spasmed, clawing into her throat. Everything around him faded like no one else existed. The moment was as brief as a star streaking across the sky. With no warning, Vesryn sprang into another attack, a dark figure spinning nightmarish glaives of death. I imagined him looking at me. Serenna wrenched her eyes away from the ring while her heart hammered for all the wrong reasons. “I think I’m going to take your advice about Vesryn instead of my father’s.” She released a disbelieving
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