“Are you here to stop me?” The queen gave a bemused laugh and said, “Hardly. You’ve played your role to perfection, my dear. I had worried you wouldn’t rally, but tonight? Tonight you were magnificent. Every bit the Ithicanian we were promised. Twice the woman that blond bitch will ever be.” Ahnna’s skin was crawling, her instincts screaming danger, but Alexandra was unarmed, so she held her ground as the queen drew in front of her. She gripped Ahnna’s shoulders. “I hope that you won’t take this personally, Ahnna, for this really has nothing to do with you. I merely needed someone to take the
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