Chapter 84: Reluctant Alliance
Killian’s POV
Unforgiving and persistent, the situation's weight weighed me down like a hurricane. Every breath seemed like it may be my last as my chest constricted. Aria had been let down by me. As I stood with Darius in the darkened war room, I couldn't get rid of the sensation that I had failed her, even though I had vowed to keep her safe.
Glancing at the chart in front of us, Darius mumbled, "You have to be kidding me." His brow furrowed in concentration as his keen eyes darted between the several highlighted places. His voice carried the stress of a thousand unsaid words, and I could hear it. This encounter wasn't cordial. It isn't possible.
My fingertips brushed the map's margins as I bent over it, but I wasn't thinking about the battle plan. The
