Zarren moved forward to take me into his arms once more. I stepped back and pushed his hand out of the way.
“No. Don’t touch me. I can’t believe you. I can’t. How could you?”
Rather than push me any further than he already had, he sat down in one of the chairs and waited for my blood pressure to come back down.
“The day I discovered Amalia Arcas had gone missing, I sent out an order to gather all relevant information. There were others taken, Willow, at least a dozen more from Prillon Prime alone. My people compiled a list. Names. Faces. Personal items, if we could acquire them without upsetting the families. Once I had enough information, I sent out a team of Elite Hunters. Not just Kayn—who is the best I’ve ever seen—but several others as well. I do not know what you may have learned
