-Octavia- No way was I wearing that. I stood in front of a large mirror by my drawer, holding up a black dress that the queen had sent a servant to deliver. I still wasn’t sure why I had agreed to this absurd ball and to be paraded around as if I were actually aligning myself with Valerio. My wolf, however, was eager for the party and the chance to assist Valerio. She would do anything he asked, and I feared that if we didn’t find Carter soon, I might too. I had to leave, just like Garrett and the queen had advised, but I wasn’t leaving without cutting out Valerio’s heart. You really think you can kill him? “Of course I can. There hasn’t been a person yet I couldn’t defeat,” I replied. First of all, you don’t have the silver knife anymore, which means you’d have to cut out his heart