Chapter 40

Valeria

Max barks at the men firing their guns.

“I can’t believe they are fucking doing this!” Grimm says as I come up to him. He stands outside the castle, watching. “This is such bullshit.”

I put a hand over my eyes to shade them from the light and look at the trees. “Is it me, or are there barely any ravens around?”

“Yeah. They’ve killed a few, but it’s as if they knew to stay away. I mean, the loud noises don’t help at all either, which is good.”

I nod, meeting his gaze. “So what do yo