Heart of the Wolf Queen
But there had been a flicker in his eyes a shadow of the man who kept secrets for the "greater good."
He had brushed off his own news so easily.
"What are you hiding, Damien?" she whispered to the wind. A small seed of doubt, no larger than a grain of sand, took root.
Miles away, near the border of the Neutral Zones, Veyra stood in the darkness. She wore a dark cloak, her face pale against the gloom.
She felt the mate-bond with Malric pulling at her heart like a physical tether, urging her to turn back, to stay in the warmth of the light. But she also felt the cold, oily touch of the Witch Queen’s influence lingering in her mind.
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