Nico ‘Raven!’ Morax cries out. She thought she had just seen Jeremiah, but he is standing a few feet away next to Merlyn. ‘Raven,’ He calls again and takes control and shifts. We take to the air and hover over the Forest of the Fae, which surrounds the Kingdom of Draconias. We had just arrived a few hours ago and were planning how to take down my brother. The kingdom I was born in looms before us. The palace sits atop a tall hill. I stare at it, remembering my life before the day I was betrayed. I remember frolicking in these woods with my friends and Genevieve. All of them turned their backs on me, and I am trying to become their king. I feel I don’t deserve to be. ‘You are the rightful king of Draconias,’ Morax rumbles. ‘Raven is alright, right?’ I ask for assurance. After she cut us