DANE'S POV

Beta Ivar's words had taken me by surprise and struck me deeply, sending a wave of emotion crashing over me.

It was someone I knew; the realization that the person responsible for my father's death wasn’t so far away sent a chill down my spine.

Whoever it was had been within arm's length all along, silently watching my suffering unfold.

Such great audacity.

I had been drowning in despair for far too long, consumed by grief and confusion for reasons ...