The moment Ray laid eyes on Marina, something lit up in his expression.

No wonder Weston would go on to marry her and crown her Queen without caring in the slightest that she'd once belonged to another man.

She was beautiful.

And beyond just beautiful, there was some indescribable, pitiable quality to her—though it didn't make him want to protect her so much as torment her, just to chase that extra thrill.

There was something almost bewitching about this woman.

Cassian had actually managed