Kingdom of Ash

for eternity. Dorian glanced to the windows.
To the night beyond. He had to go—quickly.
But he still said, The king I wish to be is the
opposite of what you are. He gave Maeve a
smile. And there is only one witch who will be
my queen.
A groan rumbled through the mountain
beneath them. Morath shuddered.
Maeve’s eyes widened further.
A crack louder than thunder echoed
through the stones. The tower swayed.
Dorian’s mouth curved upward. You didn’t
think I spent all those hours merely searching,
did you?
He wouldn’t allow it to exist another day—
that chamber with the collars. Not one more
day.
So he’d bring down the entire damn keep
atop it.
It had not been hard. Little bits of magic,