NALEDI’S POV

“Are you in or out?” I asked them, deciding it was better to end it here, to know where we stand. “Are you willing to help me save Flora?” 

Saying her name aloud made her feel a lot more real. Gave her an identity. 

I could tell it was a struggle for them to keep this from Caellum, being loyal to a fault. But a part of me hoped, prayed that they’d see things from my own perspective and not let a poor girl remain in the crossfires. 

“I am all for having Arturo brought to book,” Marcel said and I felt a twinge of disappointment. “But if...