NASIR
The night air is cool against my skin, the shadows of the palace stretching long across the courtyard as the last of the day’s light slips away.
It’s been hours.
Hours since I set the recruits loose to find Trinity, and not a single one of them has been able to track her down.
The timer has long since expired, and still, she’s nowhere to be found. I can feel the irritation brewing inside me, a slow burn that’s growing into something far worse.
Liam walks up to me, his fists clenched, face contorted with anger. Once the timer had expired, he too had joined the recruits in searching for Trinity.
"You’ve scared her off, Nasir," he spits, his voice harsh. "This isn’t some damn game, you know. You can't be toying with our mate like this.”
I roll my eyes at him. "You’re overrea
