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Jian
“No.” Jian turned on his heel and walked away from the two people he loved most in this world.
The two people who’d kept a painful secret from him.
If the Nagi hadn’t left, she would have killed Bo. And the worst part? Bo would have let her.
He glanced toward the healers taking care of the injured with the aid of shopkeepers, tired soldiers, and even the consorts. Dasha had come together in this time of need, but all Jian could think of was the night before battle with Hua. Why hadn’t she told him of the plan the Nagi and Bo had devised?
He rubbed a hand along the back of his neck, forgetting entirely why he’d followed Bo toward the pillars after speaking to Khenbish. Hua’s family had been keeping her mostly in confinement as she healed, and he’d needed to see her, to hear he
