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Electricity shot up her arm, startling her into jerking her hand away. To cover up her reaction, she asked hastily, “Is there any chance the army would let you live if they found out who you were?”

He shook his head sharply. “Not a chance. They have to kill me to solidify their hold on power. As long as I’m alive, the loyalists will continue to fight.” He shrugged, causing all those gorgeous muscles to ripple across his chest. “The first battle may be finished, but the war is far from over.”

Lovely. And here she was smack-dab in the middle of it.

She jumped when he grabbed her hand and held it tightly. For just a second desperation glistened in his eyes, then he let go of her fingers reluctantly, like a drowning man slipping into the abyss.

“Please, Katy. Help me.”