I hesitated to answer. I was sure they had some sort of business relationship, but it seemed like Kael had his own plan tonight. If I told the truth, Maekar might feel betrayed and report it to Cassian. And then—an all-out war!

“Alpha Draven received intel about the Eastern clans’ movements tonight, and he… he brought his own forces…”

I hadn’t even finished my sentence when a bullet whizzed through the air. It passed just millimeters from Maekar’s ear, grazing over my head ...