Dominic’s POV
They arrived at dawn.
The Solari forces spread around the mountain like a closing hand. Fifty warriors. Maybe more. Professional military. They’re armor gleaming. Weapons ready.
And at the front, a prince in a battle dress that caught the rising sun.
Damian Sol Helios.
The damn Solari Prince himself had come to burn my mountain.
I stood on the wall and watched them take position. Watched the siege camps being established. Watched the formation settling into place.
“Status,” I said to Kade.
“Warriors in position,” he reported. “Civilians evacuated to the lower levels. Supplies distributed. We’re as ready as we can be.”
One day. That’s how long we’d had to prepare.
It wasn’t enough time. It would never be enough time.
But it was what we had.
I could see Damian clear
