Sitting in front of the computer in my office in the town hall, I propped my chin on my hand and sighed. I had been storming possibilities about Onyx's hazy past, going through old documents I had access to, and researching all the possible places I thought could help. But still, nothing had come up.

When the door jerked open, I shifted the screen to the security cameras around the edges of the town, pretending I was studying them and keeping an eye for an intruder. Ever since my mate had arrived and the guards hadn't found her, they had tightened the security around. It nearly felt like a battlefield,...