Chapter 185

Kaia felt it in her bones before anyone spoke.

“She’s close,” she said.

The war horn wasn’t sounded. Caleb didn’t order the gates sealed. He lifted one hand instead, and the guards froze where they stood.

“Wait,” he said.

Waiting was harder than fighting.

The night thickened, pressing low over the keep, until even the torches seemed reluctant to burn. Wolves along the wall shifted uneasily, their instincts snarling at something they couldn’t see.

Then the air ...