~Alora~

I rested on my bed that evening, staring upwards at the stone ceiling above me. My mind reeled at what Kael had said. I was sure beyond doubt that Maxwell was on the lookout for me, issuing rewards for my arrest, and so there was no word of sleep. When I closed my eyes, his stern face appeared in my mind, his voice echoing out in promises of punishment for a crime I did not commit.

I groaned in agony, trying to think of ways to come up with proof to convince Lucian that I was not a ...