32. Nari's Plan

Moonstone Pack Lands

Nari Montgomery

It was almost four hours later when Sebastian and Stephen returned to the packhouse. I had initially planned to find them using a locating spell but decided against it. Might as well utilize the time to rest and recover my strength.

So I slept instead. I woke up to the sound of the bedroom door opening and heavy footsteps entering the room. 

"Is that you, love?" Sebastian's voice was gruff and tired when he appeared at the doorway.

His hair was in disarray as if he'd run his fingers through it too often and his face was grim. Whatever issue he was facing this afternoon, it must not have been pleasant.

I stirred on the bed, my hair cascading behind my shoulders as I sat. I covered my chest with a blanket and leaned my back on the pillows propped against the headboard. 

"I returned to find the packhouse empty," I pouted, my heartbeat rising in anticip