Chapter 13
Flora's POV
We stayed in that cave until the first gray light of dawn crept through the branches Eric had woven across the entrance. Neither of us slept much. I dozed in fits, waking each time to the sound of dripping water or Eric's low, steady breathing beside me, and each time I woke, he was already alert, watching the entrance like a man who'd forgotten how to rest.
Aiden found us not long after sunrise, a handful of warriors trailing behind him, relief written plain across his face when he pulled back the branches and saw us both alive.
"Rogues scattered before dawn," he said. "We're setting up a temporary camp here until we can safely move everyone back." His eyes flicked between me and Eric, something curious passing behind them, though he had the sense not to ask wha
