CARA'S POV The news hit me in the face like falling mountain rocks. I plummeted. His verdict broke me, but I should be allowed the luxury of a fair trial. He couldn’t just decide my fate like that. "No, Kal!" I shouted back, standing my ground. "I won't go back to that hellhole. Shouldn’t I be tried before your council?" Kaloyan didn't expect that from me, but he should have known by now that I wasn't the kind to cower unless I was wrong. In this situation, I was, but I had a perfectly good reason for lying. However, deceit was deceit. He stepped down from his dais, walking towards me, and I stood, wanting to be ready for anything coming my way. "Do you know what my council would want if I let them have this case?" He stood so close, not as close as he would, but I could still smell him, still yearn for him. "Lord Ezra would have convinced them all to demand they behead you as a sport for Eastmoon wolves to see. Believe it or not, Cara, I am doing you a favour and for fucks sake
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