Liana’s POVThe old retainer’s words hovered between us, stalling the breath in my lungs.“What do you mean she is not a witness?” I demanded, gripping Elias by his damp sleeve.“Your mother has a different role,” Elias rasped, his eyes rolling back as exhaustion claimed his remaining strength.“Take him to the medics right now,” Drogo ordered the guards, stepping between me and the collapsing man.“Drogo, he knows something else,” I argued, trying to step around his broad shoulders.“Elias cannot give you answers while unconscious,” Drogo reasoned, wrapping his fingers around my wrist and pulling me away from the gathered soldiers. “You need to step away from the crowd before you break down.”“I am not breaking down,” I lied, my voice wavering as the tactical horror of my mother’s involvement collided with a much older, rawer wound.“You are shaking,” Drogo pointed out, guiding me toward our private tent and keeping his body angled to shield me from curious eyes.“She helped Logan hi
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