I had been a tool to their dreadful game. I learned early in life that I had to play the game to win and that it came down to either their death or mine. That had been my life as a hostage of the Queen. Until Codero arrived I'd never known the kind touch of a lover, or the soft words of hope that now whispers in my mind. He lit a fire in me. I will never bee the slave to someone else's whims. Not even his. Murianos. He is making sure...