Kingdom of Ash

Dorian said, “There is no way in—not with
the guards. And I’ve flown the exterior
enough to know there are no windows, no
cracks for me to even creep through.” He held
her otherworldly stare. Did not shrink from it.
“We need to get in. If only to confirm that it’s
there.” She’d once held the keys—she knew
what they felt like. That she had come so
close then ...
“And I suppose you expect me to do that?”
He crossed his arms. “I can think of no one
else that Erawan would admit inside.”
Maeve’s solitary blink was her only sign of
surprise. “To seduce and betray a king—one
of the oldest tricks in the book, as you humans
say.”
“Can Erawan be seduced by anyone?”
He could have sworn disgust flitted over
her pale face before she said, “He can.”