Jayden’s POV

This was going to get me into trouble. Yet when she asked, I felt that pull—a desperation I knew all too well.

I’d been in a situation where I wanted someone—anyone—to save me, but there was no one.

Seeing Liandren Greymond like this reminded me how helpless I’d once been.

Coming here, I had hoped I’d see Elder Xandros. I did but the look on his face stung more than enduring my mother’s cruelty.

“You’re back? So soon?”

A chilly wind ghosted along my arm. I ...