Our mother’s lips parted in shock, and she took a step back but the door was flung open before she could escape. The man who towered over her was powerfully built and darkly attractive. His strong jaw was lined with stubble and his brown eyes fell into a scowl as he spotted her standing before him. “Do you know what we do with spies in Solaria?” our father growled, magic crackling between his fingers as he took a step towards her like he intended to flay the skin from her bones. “It’s you,” she breathed, not seeming the slightest bit afraid as she stepped closer to him. She kept walking,
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