Chapter 69

Crescent Moon Alexander sat in his chamber, hands clenched tight enough to draw blood from his palms. He had received a report just now regarding Scarlett. About how she had grown her wings that he tried to clip for her to only stay with him, and now she was flying freely in the Nightshade. She even commanded warriors that weren’t trained under her. Through the bond between them that hadn’t been broken, he had felt it. He had felt the surge of her adrenaline, the pulse of danger looming around her, and the sharp satisfaction of victory that they should celebrate together, but now Lucien had stolen it. Scarlett. She’s mine. She’s only mine. His breath came hard, uneven. Fury fueled through him, but beneath it, reluctant pride burned. He doesn’t want to see her free—especially since he wasn’t with her. All her victories and everything about her are supposed to be his! Not Lucien! “Alexander! Scarlett is running free!” Faye’s sharp voice snapped from the doorway. She entered without knock