Fawn POV
It's been two days since Thorn and Vanessa were taken. I know Arden doesn't blame me, but I can't help feeling guilty. The ba**ard that took our mates is doing this because of me. I still don't understand why he took either of them. Why not just take me? He was only a few feet from me. Why didn't I react? Why didn't I use my magic?
"Don't do that, Fawn. No one could have predicted he would have the power to pop up in the middle of the royal courtyard. He is far more powerful than even our aunt realized. This is why our mother hid us from him. She knew that if our powers weren't bound he would make good on his promise," Juniper says.
I stare at the ceiling in the room that I share with Thorn. The pillows still hold a faint smell of him. Derek insisted I come to our room to rest,
