Jiro POV

That morning, the entire city buzzed with gossip of the most unpleasant kind.

“Cyran’s gone!”

“Ran off in the night. I knew it. Once a traitor, always a traitor.”

“How could the Alpha even let him out and run free?”

“Hush. He must have some reason. Like seeing if Cyran will lead him to Hades.”

“Did you see him with the Scarlatti girl? I knew she was trouble.”

“No better than she should be. The Tenebruso girl is at ...