A Dawn with the Wolf Knight (Married to Magic, #5)

by Elise Kova

“Evander, do you think that there is a chance that, maybe, Conri could help free Aurora?” The question is quiet. Small. “No.” The word is void of doubt. “Even if there was a way to keep the lykin strong and united without her?” The conversation from the night prior continues to play in my mind. “Conri would slaughter half the packs if it meant keeping Aurora’s power solely to himself. He’d be a king of bones before being just another man.” “It’s hard to reconcile what you tell me with what he says,” I admit. Evander grabs my arm, pulling my attention to him. He locks eyes with me. “Do not be drawn into him, through charm or whatever honeyed falsehood he espouses. Conri is not someone you can trust. He is not your ally, Faelyn.” “But he hasn’t hurt me, so far,” I point out. “Other than forcing you to marry him.” “Given the position he’s in, it’s⁠—” “Do not make excuses for him,” Evander cuts me off coldly. “He is a king; there is always a way for a king to make what he wants happen, if he deems it important enough. He is the one who holds the power and makes the rules. If he wanted you to be free—Aurora to be free—you both would be. But instead he keeps you hoarded like treasures that are for him alone. Ready to kill anyone who so much as looks at you for too long.” I sigh and shift uncomfortably, keeping my attention over the landscape. “Perhaps what’s happened with Aurora has scared him? Maybe he wants to start fresh with a new way of leading?” “No. Not Conri.” The words ...