Maya's POV

I swung my legs off the crude bed, ignoring the fresh wave of dizziness. My head still throbbed, but it was a familiar pain now, easy to override. "Where are Max and Leo?" I demanded, my voice gaining strength, steel entering each syllable.

Kael blinked, startled by my sudden transformation from fragile patient to determined warrior. "They're… they're in the old council room, Maya. Interrogating Aurora."

Aurora. The name struck another chord. The young woman ...