Chapter 26

They landed on a cliff overlooking Eclin Tower through a silver portal. With the sky illuminated by a full moon, she could see the King’s Tower stretching into the sky. As Emory watched the city below, she realized it was barely past midnight.

Goddess! It had only been hours since she mated with Dante, but it felt like forever.

Now that she knew why Aworyn rushed their ceremony and blessed it herself, she was furious. She had drank that portion earlier because she trusted her completely: what a foolish thing to do. Aworyn had betrayed that trust, and Emory shared Rodyn’s desire to punish them.

As Kain stepped to her side to watch the moonlight dance over the rolling hills of the city, Emory looked at him. The light cast a soft pale hue on his tanned skin, making it seem almost luminescent. It traced the sharp lines of his cheekbones and jawline, giving him this mysterious, almost ethereal quality.

“What’s the plan?” she asked