Cambria's heart raced as she turned, but what she saw made her blood run cold. The door had opened, but it wasn't just anyone who stepped inside. It was her uncle. The very man who had just sent her the chilling message about losing everything, the man who had been pulling the strings behind her back, now standing in the doorway as if he were the king of this crumbling empire.
His presence filled the room like a storm, and for a moment, Cambria could hardly breathe. The man she had trusted more than anyone, the man she had considered a second father, was now the one standing between her and her future.
