Chapter 313

• Savvy
• I woke up earlier than usual, the unsettling emotions stirring me from my sleep. I couldn't place the source of it, but it was enough to keep me wide awake. I reached for the lamp to turn it on, but then I hesitated. Terona might have seen it and come rushing to check on me. I pulled my hand back, sighing softly in the darkness, my thoughts racing.
• Outside, the birds began to chirp with the first light of dawn. Today, I would step into the court, where Phoenix Prince would stand as a suspect too. The tables were turning. He could no longer hide his secrets, though I couldn’t help but wonder if he would attempt some last-minute trickery to escape this fate. But the thought quickly withered when I heard footsteps approaching.