**Talon POV

Ten days—it had been ten long days since Ethan had left.

Eight of those days were spent with no contact.

Not that I was worried about him. I knew he was more than capable of taking care of himself. Other than the assassination, I also wondered if he found out anything about the necklace.

With Ethan gone, the meetings had become painfully long. While Ethan was here, everyone did what he asked, but right now, too many people had ...