The video Godrick sent kept bothering Scott. He couldn’t stop imagining that scene when a boy approached Ciara.

What happened next? Why did Godrick leave Ciara unguarded so that no man would dare approach her?

‘Fuck.’

‘Language.’

Scott didn’t realize he was voicing an expletive through a mind link, which let Burke and Maila overhear.

‘What happened to you tonight, Scott?’ asked Burke.

They were running at moderate speed towards the southern border, which separated the Moon Ashes and Silvercrest territories. There, they will meet with the Silvercrest routine patrol team and will share information about tonight’s security.

“Nothing,” Scott replied. He couldn’t possibly tell the truth to either of...