NADIA'S POV

I storm into Draluke’s study, my heart hammering so fast, it feels like it is going to burst out of my chest. I am scared, that everything I have done this far to ensure that Octavia remains mine will be tossed in the trash now.

“There’s trouble,” I blurt out before he even looks up. My hands are shaking, and I can’t seem to catch my breath.

“That's not the good morning I was expecting child” Draluke says nonchalantly flipping through some files on his desk.

“Spare me the formalities uncle. There is fire on the mountain" I inform once more, my tone alarmed.

Draluke tilts his head,...