King

Something about Ellery swept away every storm wall I had built around myself. I didn't like that he made me feel like I was safe with him. I hated that he made me think it was safe to cry. I might not be able to control his actions, but I could sure as hell control the way I reacted to him. I would have to, if I wanted to stay alive. Sophie I gave myself away to save a man unworthy of my love. I believed that being heartless was the way to keep myself safe. Then Ellery King slowly tore down the fences that protected me, even as his own secrets threatened to destroy us both. Ellery I never wanted to play caretaker for a lost girl. Sophia McDermott would be a plaything, nothing more. But she wound her way through my pores like a poison, until everything I held dear was at risk. The Endgame is approaching, and the King controls the board. But a Queen is far more powerful.