A summons for tea with Queen Rhoda.I stare at the delicate note in my hands, reading the words over and over, half expecting them to change into something more reasonable. The last time I spoke to the Queen, she had revealed the prophecy and Aries’ history to me. It wasn’t a warm conversation—it was laced with tension, duty, and thinly veiled disapproval. And now, she wants to have tea?"Ignore it." Aries’ voice slithers through my mind, dark and irritated. "Burn the note. Tear it to pieces. Better yet, let me shift so we can go find something more entertaining, like a fight."I sigh, rubbing my temples. "It would be rude to ignore an invitation from the Queen.""So? Let her be offended." His growl reverberates in my skull. "It’s not like she ever wanted you here in the first place."He isn’t wrong."Still," I smooth out the note and stand, ready to leave my chambers."Oh no, absolutely not," Aries snaps. Suddenly, my legs feel like lead, my arms going slack at my sides. A strang
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