That there are no Queens around for very long. That we’re given to the Royal men to keep them in line until they don’t need us anymore.” I exhale, shoulders sinking. “The sad thing is, he wasn’t wrong. My mother. Sy’s mother. Killian’s mother. Hell, probably even your mother. They were toys.” Story clears her throat. “But Lavinia and I aren’t willing to be expendable. Not anymore.”
