Page 40 of What Whispers in the Dark (Promises of the Marked)

S eeing Garrik succumb to serpent darkness was one of the most terrifying moments of Alora’s life—not because of the violence he had enacted, but because somewhere inside those dazed features, somewhere inside that expressionless, haunted gaze and clouded mind, her High Prince was trapped.

And after he blinked …

After he said her name …

Nothing could compare to the profound relief of having him returned to himself.

To her.

But what happened after, before the Shadow Order gathered in his rooms?

Before they conjured a plan to locate Blood and leave that starsdamned kingdom.

By fighting Ezander on that mountain, leaving him to succumb to serpent darkness, how long would that terror of what he had done in the High King’s mountain last?

Enjoy this cozy deleted scene from Chapter Thirty-six, full of comfort and healing and rest.