Raine's POV

It was Hayden!

I stared at him in shock and hissed, "How did you find me? How did you get in here?! They'll kill you!" 

He smirked, "No they won't kill me. They invited me. I am here for the Alliance."

"But Armand..."

"Our treaty was reestablished once Armand believed you were no longer the daughter of a Hunter," he explained shortly. There was a sharpness in his tone.

I asked carefully, "What do you mean Armand believed? You don't think it is true?" 

His mouth was set in a thin hard line as he replied, "No, it works to our advantage right now, but I have always...