Chapter 104

Damien

The abandoned cottage at the edge of neutral territory looked exactly as it had during their first meeting, dark and unwelcoming and isolated enough that nobody would think to look.

Damien approached it with the moonstone pendant warm against his chest under his shirt, the shielding magic it carried making him invisible to any detection spells that might be tracking his movements.

Celeste was already inside when he pushed through the door and the difference in her ...