Chapter 65

Kieran's POV

I stood at the head of the table while my hands pressed flat against the polished wood as I stared down at the territorial maps that showed Drake's expanding influence like a cancer spreading across our borders.

"Your intelligence suggests Drake has been amassing forces for at least three months," Marcus said while pointing to various marks Kane had made on the map. "That's a significant military buildup that he's somehow managed to keep hidden."

Kane nodded from where ...