Mira’s POV

I woke in darkness, knowing he was coming. Not the bond warning me. Just knowing. The way you know storms before the sky changes. I dressed and walked to the gate without questioning. Haven's Edge was still asleep. Only the night watch noticed me pass.

"Everything okay?" they asked. "Yes. Just meeting someone." I was fifty yards from the gate when I saw him. Standing in the road, silhouetted against the lightening sky. Not knocking. Not calling out. Just waiting for me to arrive. ...