-Octavia-
Zane just nodded silently. I looked up at him, and he stared at me with a blank expression.
“Michael? Did he help you?” I asked.
“There’s nothing worse than watching a man break your daughter’s heart,” Zane said dramatically, placing a hand over his chest. “Or maybe he was just pissed that Valerio broke their deal. You know, the one where he promised to make Michael’s daughter queen, only for Valerio to crown a traitor instead. Tell me, how do you do it? First Dad, and then… Do you have some secret Silver Howler power I don’t know about? Because I always, always hated it! With a burning passion—how you had him wrapped around your little finger, and you were just a pawn to him. Just like with Valerio. He kept you alive for his own purposes, and then you turned him into a lovesi
