Özlem Babacan: Adrian gathered the crown that sat atop between his hands. It was black and iron, and though it sat heavily upon my head, I knew it belonged there. “Rise, Isolde, queen of Revekka, future queen of the Nine Houses.”

Adrian gathered the crown that sat atop between his hands. It was black and iron, and though it sat heavily upon my head, I knew it belonged there. “Rise, Isolde, queen of Revekka, future queen of the Nine Houses.”