Aria’s POV

I didn't trust Eira. What if she betrays me? What if this is some trap? What if it was Kael that sent her to me all along so she could lure me to my eventual defeat? And what if she was being fooled by Nahlia and Lucein, who might have already…

Damn. I shook my head vigorously, pushing off the stream of wild thoughts bombarding my mind.

As much as I wanted to take down Kael and bring down his empire, I didn't want to waste more life than necessary for it.

Tension was alive in ...