Damon POVKeeping myself busy was the best way to ensure that I didn’t have to think about Kalilah. Not there wasn’t plenty of work to do anyway but it was easier for me to just lean into it.I was looking at our current treaties, wanting to make sure everythingThe knock on the door was soft. Hesitant.I didn’t look up. “Come in.”Maren stepped inside, boots quiet against the stone. She didn’t say anything at first, but I felt her watching me. She only waited when it mattered.“You found something,” I said.She nodded once. “I found her.”My grip on the edge of the table tightened. “Kalilah?”“She’s alive,” Maren said. “East of the ridge, a few miles from the border. She’s traveling with a group—small, mobile, efficient. Two shifters, one human, maybe three others I couldn’t place.”“She leading them?”“Not officially, but they don’t move without her signal. She’s the spine.”I closed my eyes, jaw tense. “How does she look?”“Strong. Focused. Better than she did here, if I’m being ho
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