Chapter Thirty-Three
Quinn noticed the change immediately. The fear she hadn’t registered, she’d become so accustomed to feeling it each night, disappeared. The sounds of the Hunt ended and when she looked, she saw they were turning away, riding back the way they’d come. She was surprised when Sweet Pea continued at the same pace, not slowing now the Hunt was no longer chasing them.
Sweet Pea didn’t begin to slow until Ganat Castle came into sight. “What are you doing?” Surely he didn’t think going there was a good idea.
“Going home.”
“You killed someone there.”
Baenen glanced at her over his shoulder. “The pack did. And it was more than one. Any who tried to protect him lost their lives. The smart ones ran. Those that were left are loyal to my family and await my return.”
She had no
