Alexandra Christo

Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe...

I Líra I HAVE A HEART for every year I've been alive. There are seventeen hidden in the sand of my bedroom. Every so often, I claw through the shingle, just to check they're still there. Buried deep and bloody. I count each of them, so I can be sure none were stolen in the night. It's not such...

Annyi szívet gyűjtöttem be eddig, ahány éves vagyok. Vagyis a hálószobámban összesen tizenhét rejtőzik valahol a homok alatt. Olykor-olykor leások, csak hogy lássam, mind megvannak-e még. Lenn a mélyben, vérben ázva. Megszámlálom őket, és megnyugszom, hogy nem lopták el...