Malrik POV

Telling Dravina the truth about her family had been one of the hardest confessions of my life. The weight of it pressed heavily against my chest, a constant dread whispering that once she knew, she might run. The fear haunted me like a shadow I couldn’t outrun persistent, merciless but I had to trust her, had to cling to the promise she’d given me.

Locking her away with guards while I left for the summit would have made me no different than Cassian, and the very thought twisted ...