EMBER’S POV

Queenie stares at me.

“What?” Her voice shoots up. “Have you gone insane? Did you miss the entire part where Rayana just explained that Hale might basically be a psychopathic supervillain? What if she wants you doing exactly that?”

“Queenie—”

“No. Absolutely not.” She is already off the bed. “Six trained men have been through Hale’s room, and now you want to go creeping around in there yourself while she is still in this house? Then, apparently, you want to walk into the room that nearly made your wolf lose her fucking mind and deliberately put yourself back into a trance? While the Council is already on the...