Traded to the tyrant
"Secure the focal crystals. Prepare the false intelligence for the supply raid. And double the perimeter guard with wolves who have been trained in mental shielding."
"Understood, my Lord," Rho said, bowing sharply before departing with swift, silent purpose.
Sena inclined her head, carrying Lyanna toward our living quarters to begin preparations with Vera. Kaelen lingered for a moment, looking between Draven and me with a quiet, solemn nod, before slipping out into the dusk.
When the pavilion was finally empty, Draven turned me in his arms, his dark eyes burning with fierce, unbridled devotion.
"An empire in the dirt," he murmured, his hands framing my face with devastating gentleness. "And