Eve’s POV

The council hall had long been emptied, wolves had scattered back to their different quarters, I had asked to be left alone, hours later and I wasn't sure if I needed sleep or death for a few minutes.

My arraignment had left me with the weight of everything I had left unsaid over the years. Dorian had not left his chamber since the arraignment ended but I had felt his energy across the compound. That cursed link we shared had just simply refused to break no matter how far I ran. ...