AMARA’S POV

We were a long way from Black Fire.

Caelan and I had left with the troops at the brink of dawn only to arrive just as the sun set beneath the horizon. The car ride was mostly spent in silence, mostly because I was lost in my own thoughts.

There were about thirty of our men trailing behind us in a convoy, including Ian and Eric. Each of these men had their own lives, dreams and families. Yet they could all be marching to their deaths just to help me regain a pack that has been ...