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And not just from the wild claiming and mating.
I fear I’ve fallen for her. Hard.
And I think Killian has, too.
But Killian refuses to operate with his heart. To him, love doesn’t matter. Killian would kill love for survival, to reach our goals.
Fuck. For Emmie, maybe I have to, too. And maybe Iris doesn’t love us back. She’s young, sheltered.
She could be a more devastating version of Tamara waiting to happen.
And that’s something we can’t allow.
Ever.
Now how in hell’s hive did this happen, I hear you all ask?
I know my DMs are full of all your questions, Hivemind.
And not one of them is about our Luxe.
What’s that sound? Is it the Luxe going supernova with anger? See, that’s a question met by giant fields of crickets. It seems none of you care.
Oh, I’m sure the old crone in the high tower (you know, the Council building) cares.
We both want the same thing here. We both want matches made, mates found and happy endings all around.
But we also want the dirt and the scandal that comes with a Season.
Dig deep enough, I’ve decided, and it’s there.
TheBIGscandal this Season? Beyond the who’s who of dates and secret liaisons is something else.
The whiff of treason and rebels is a new scent this year.
And our scandal just might lie with the unfavored…
Yup, I’m back at that Garden door. I’m wondering where she’s been this past week. And more importantly, who with…
Her brother was seen in the Lower Side today going into a certain blackly barbed bar. And coming out with people trying hard to stay covered.
What’s that about?
We’re going to have to find out because the question still remains…
Where is Iris G?
- Queen Bee
CHAPTER
THIRTY-EIGHT
Iris
Ithrow my phone down and huff out a breath, collapsing on the sofa of Pen’s vast and gorgeous drawing room.
The official one where she entertains her guests.
