KAIL NESSAR ABED POV

I watched as they wheeled her away, my heart burning in my chest.

Belshar walked toward me; his face was grim and emotionless. He stopped in front of me, and my jaw clenched, the anger in my chest poisoning my blood.

"You sure took your time, Belshar"

He scoffed, his gaze moving over me. "That's what you think, but I didn't take a rest for the ten days you both were captured, Kail. I did everything possible to make sure you didn't have to die in this dump"

"If it were ...