SERA
I couldn't stay inside.
I knew Kade had told me to wait, to stay safe, but the need to see what was happening pulled at me like a physical force. I moved to the window, pressing my face close to the glass.
The compound gates were opening.
A figure walked through, and even from this distance, I could tell she was beautiful, tall, with long dark hair that fell in waves down her back. She moved with the kind of confidence I'd never had, like she owned every inch of the ground she stepped on.
Rogues parted for her, some nodding in recognition, others watching with wary eyes.
She was looking for someone. Her gaze swept the compound until it landed on Kade, who stood near the training grounds with Marcus beside him.
Even from here, I saw Kade's body go rigid.
The woman, Cassandra sm
