☽ Lucan ☾ When I opened the door, I saw no one. My skin was tight, but I knew the shadow had been real. Someone had been listening. Someone had been waiting. I wasn’t a fool. I knew Moonreach was watching me, but I hadn’t expected that. I left the council hall and headed straight back to the cabin. I was eager to put distance between myself and whatever threat had been lurking around. However, as I neared the cabin, I saw Zarek on the porch. He looked pale from the blood loss. Weak from his healing wound. But yet, he was here. And he wasn’t alone. Elder Morcant and Thalos stood beside him, and the door was open. I picked up the pace and saw Nyra filling the doorway. I stopped at the bottom step. “What’s going on?” I questioned. Nyra slid a glance toward me, warning in her eyes, then ste

