“How did it get here?”

“Nailed to a tree outside the territory.”

She clicked her tongue. “When?”

I glanced outside. “I don’t know…I’ve been holed up in here.”

Sighing, she put her hands on the sides of my face and pulled me down. Our foreheads touched and my eyes closed.

“Don’t make the same mistake Father did.”

I growled loudly. “I’m not letting those bastards get…”

“Silas.” She cut me off, voice harsh. “I don’t mean that. I mean, thinking you ...