Mira’s POV.

You can be angry and love me. Both are true." "Is that how you felt about Kael? For six years?"

The question caught me off guard. "Yes. I was furious at him. For rejecting me, for breaking us. But I never stopped loving him." "That sounds exhausting." "It was." I smiled slightly. "Love usually is."

Lyra was quiet for a moment. And I was scared. About tomorrow. About the assassins." "Me too. Just before dawn, Cyrus burst back into camp, moving fast. "We have another problem." Kael ...