The Fated Series
Work of War
Rowan waited in the antechamber outside the Crescent council room with his hands clasped behind his back, posture straight as a spear. He looked thinner than I remembered—road-worn, dust clinging to his boots, his dark hair wind-ruffled like he’d run half the way rather than ride. Pearl and Green Briar scents wove faintly around him, tempered by travel and caution.
“Luna,” he said when I stepped in with Tristan, Osiris, Lefu, and—after a heartbeat’s hesitation—Balor. He dropped to one knee, head bowed.