Lorien POV

"I'm sure Queen Elara and Alpha Orlin are discussing that very matter as we speak," Riven said smoothly, his tone dismissive as he steered us down another hallway. The further we went, the more distance stretched between us and Auren and I didn’t like that one bit.

As we rounded a corner, I cast a quick glance from my periphery to check on the guard trailing us. He was still there, quiet now, though I’d heard him make a sound just moments earlier.

"What’s your personal take ...