Jade’s pov: The revelations made by Alex felt almost like a story out of this world. Even though he had been tortured, he hadn’t given in, not one iota… and it was precisely because of his resilience that they chose to entrust him with a perilous task. He didn’t go into the details of how he got the evidence he needed against the queen, but I could understand that some things weren’t to be discussed. And at the end of the day, all that mattered to me was that he was back among us. “I missed you,” I choked on the words, with unshed tears stinging my eyes. “May we never get separated again!” “May we never get separated again, love,” he nodded at me, as if he was making a vow, not merely repeating my words. “We should probably send word to our allies about your safe return,” Trevor then

