



Two girls in one family could not be lost to the same curse.
So then from where did Shahrzad al-Khayzuran’s animosity stem?
Why would such a girl have cause to hate Khalid with such fire?
The fire of a rising sun.
Even before he whirled away from the dais, Khalid knew he had to discover why.
Though it might cost him what little remained of his sanity.
He would learn the truth.
Tonight he would flout his own rules. Meet the girl alone.
Ask her a single question.
He could afford that.