Meanwhile, back to Kai,
The convoy moves through the mountain pass, headlights go through the twilight.
Kai leans against the window in the back seat, drained by exhaustion. Three days without sleep, two territories conquered, and nothing to show for it. No sign of Numenessa. No clues. Just more bodies and more questions.
The White Witch is mischievous. Each time he gets close, she slips away, leaving chaos behind her like smoke. Yet he feels he's fooling himself because he has another white witch right in front of him.
"Alpha?" One of his Lotas calls out. "We're twenty minutes away."
Twenty minutes until home. Until a bed. Until Ivy. Until Jackson.
Just hearing their names sends warmth spreading through his chest. He hasn’t seen them in four days and hasn’t touched either of them si
