I should have stayed in Kael’s cave as he ordered. Should have hidden and let him handle Elena.
But I had spent five years following orders. Five years of being obedient and invisible.
I was done with that.
I waited until Kael left, then slipped out behind him, keeping to the shadows. My cracked ribs screamed with every movement, but I ignored them. I needed to see what Elena wanted. Needed to understand how she had found this place.
I climbed onto a ledge above the canyon entrance where I could see and hear everything without being spotted. Several of Kael’s wolves were already positioned in strategic locations, weapons ready. They were prepared for an ambush.
Elena stood at the narrow canyon entrance with five warriors flanking her. She looked terrible. Her beautiful face was pale a
