His lips were at her ear again as he spoke softly. “How was I supposed to explain that I’d had to keep him busy the night of your emerging when we realized who you were? That I had to give Rordan time to verify everything? Or at least, that’s what I’d thought.” Her legs were trembling at his admission. He’d been working with Lord Jove this entire time. She shook her head, trying to get him to loosen his grip on her throat again. To her surprise, his fingers slackened the smallest amount. “For centuries we’d been waiting for you to come and fulfill the prophecies of the Revelation Decree. We
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