Page 164 of Death Do Us Part

“Give me the bank details.”They won’t lead to her – unless she was dumb enough to open it in her real name, but it’s another path through this jungle of treason.At the very least, I might be able to drain the account dry and halt the assassination attempts – for now.

But I know that Richard is making gains to destroy the monarchy, and with it, the Court.The twelve Dragons of Kholar will be desperate to stop him from doing that given the only waythey get to retire is through death.Which means that the attempts on his life are only about to getworse.

Dammit.I need to go to Kholar.

I hate going to Kholar.Richard is there.And Jace.

“And Diedre,”Aurelia adds.“You still like her.”

True.But she’s still a memory of what used to be.A reminder that there was a time when we were all friends once.When the four of us fought on the front lines together, alongside Princess Aurelia.We were willing to die for her.She waslikea sister to me.She was Diedre’s fiancée.She was Jace’s love.She was Richard’s own flesh and blood.

Yet, I’m the only one who gives a shit that she’s gone.

Focusing on the ‘Richard’ in front of me, I make him squeal like the pathetic,littlepig he is.Then Icut off his wings, drag him over to the window, andlet him gojust like I promised.

A twisted smile on my face,I leave his shitty apartment andhead for Kholar.

One of these days, I’m going to kill the real Richardtoo.

But first,I have tosave him from the assholes who are trying to cut in line.