Crowned Wolf's Captive Human

I slid the ticket into my boot next to four hundred and twelve dollars of the old plan, and it felt like hiding a heartbeat down there.
Then I walked toward the high table with a king's man at my back, and every step felt like it was wiping out the one before it.
The girl with the quiet plan was still back there somewhere in that corridor, and I already knew I wasn't going to find her again.
End of Chapter 8
