“Amon?” Althea repeated with a faint frown, wanting to make sure she hadn’t misheard. “Amon is the name of your mentor?”

Zander nodded once, his gaze steady on her before shifting back to Candice to address the question she had asked earlier. “I don’t know if Althea is the one my mentor meant,” he admitted, voice far calmer now. “But the moment I saw the key… I knew I had to find out.”

Althea’s heartbeat quickened, memories from long ago blooming sharply in her mind. ...