Page 273 of Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance

“You won’t,” she answered, sliding the second comb into her hair.

“I’ll bite,” he drawled. “Why won’t we?”

“Because I know what you both are, and if that gets out, you’ll undoubtedly never see each other again.”

They stared at her, neither of them seeming to breathe.

“We’re Fae,” Corbin said slowly.

She sent a knowing look. “You’re as Fae as I am,” she agreed. “Which means not entirely. You even less than him.”

“We don’t know what you’re talking about,” Lange said, but his face had paled.

“I’m sure you’ve done well hiding the signs. Survival instincts and all that,” she said, making her way out of the living room and down a hall. They followed just like she knew they would, and she led them up a small set of stairs before entering Valter’s study.

She moved to the desk, pulling open the top drawer on the right and lifting the false bottom. A dagger sat there, the blade so black it absorbed the light.

A blade capable of killing a Fae or Legacy if you knew where to strike.

Valter had taught her where.

She supposed that was one thing she could actually thank him for.

Turning to the males, she held out her hand. “I’ll take that phone.”

“The fuck you will,” Lange scoffed.

“You forget I have spent decades with the rulers of this realm,” she said, her tone filled with venom as she darted forward. They weren’t expecting it, and her dagger was at Corbin’s throat before either of them could blink. “I know theirsecrets. In the time it would take your call to Luka to connect, I will have already killed your lover. While you were panicking, I will have alerted the Serafina Lady that you can hear the winds.”

Lange’s eyes went wide. “What does that even mean?”

But Eviana only smiled. “Make your choice. I don’t have time to waste.”

“What choice?” Corbin balked, holding out the phone to her. “You’re essentially blackmailing us.”

“This is Devram,” she said casually, stepping back and lowering the blade as she slipped the phone into her coat pocket. “I don’t know why you’d expect anything different.”

“We freed you!” Lange cried in outrage.

She shrugged. “That was your mistake.”

“And what, exactly, is the plan? Where are we supposed to go?”

“To the Serafina Estate. Why do you think I suggested this location? It will be the easiest place to cross the border.”

“You planned all this?” Corbin said in shock.

But she’d planned more than this.

She’d planned wrath and vengeance.

“Tessa won’t like this,” Lange said.

“My loyalty is not to Tessa,” she replied.

“It is to theSerafina Kingdom?” he said. “How is that possible?”

“I am loyal to no one but what I seek there,” she answered, turning from them and heading for the door.

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