Marked in the Middle
The convoy slowed, preparing to unload.
Nora crouched atop a nearby wall, scanning the scene. Six guards, all enhanced, carrying the crate. And behind them… someone else, a shadow, taller than a man, moving with unnatural grace, the Heir, or the closest thing to them she might recognize.
Her stomach tightened. “That’s them.”
Kellen’s voice was low. “And if we fail?”
She didn’t answer. She couldn’t. Failure wasn’t an option tonight. Not with the pendant here, not with the Heir’s intentions looming over every street of the city.
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