Allana’s arms wrap around me from behind and I cover her hands with mine. Together, we gaze out the window at the city beyond the castle walls. “Come back to bed.” “I can’t rest.” I turn to face her and place my hands on the sides of her arms. Her long dark hair falls to the small of her back. Her skin is pale, her eyes like ice. Her unnatural beauty still takes my breath away every time I see her. “I want the war to be over so things can go back to normal.”
