Dalesbloom and the Inkscales didn’t strike, but we knew they were just biding their time, especially since Eastpeak and the Mythguard could get involved. It was more of a bluff on our end; we didn’t know if David was aware that Everett wouldn’t act until they attacked us, but maybe he was counting on that. The longer I spent in Grandbay, the more my thoughts ventured back to Colt. I missed my brother. I ached, knowing that he was trapped with David and Catrina, knowing that he had suffered at the hand of Gavin, but what could I do? I wanted to liberate him from Dalesbloom and bring him into Grandbay with me. Maybe he and Gavin could make up. Since Colt hadn’t answered any of my texts before my phone plan was canceled by David, I was without the means to communicate with him.
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