Lost & found: A Sister Reclaimed
"You're starting a war tonight. With the Syndicate, with the Kings, with every organization that values the illusion of neutrality in spaces like this."
Hale shrugged slightly, the gesture dismissive. "Wars require two sides with comparable resources and will to fight."
His eyes returned to me, holding my gaze with unsettling intensity. "This is a retrieval. Of property that was always mine."
The word hung in the air between us, retrieval, like I was a lost piece of equipment rather than a person.
I stepped slightly around Rowan, moving into his line of sight.
He tried to stop me with a hand on my arm, his grip gentle but insistent.