Lorien’s POV

Lucen looked far too pleased with himself beside Lysandra. When I overheard him trying to persuade Auren to let her accompany us to the Fae territory, fury ignited in my chest. The moment I cut in interrupting his honeyed words with a firm, “No” Lucen turned his glare on me so sharply it could’ve burned a hole clean through my skull.

Thankfully, Auren backed my decision without hesitation, agreeing that only five of our most elite guards would accompany us. For a brief, ...