Chapter Forty
Faelen’s POV
Later towards the end of the day, I got into doing dishes, and as I finished scrubbing the last dish in my hands, I wiped my hands on my apron and glanced out the window.
The sky was starting to darken, signaling the approach of night. My heart beat a little faster, knowing that in just a few hours, I would be meeting the strange spy girl.
I still couldn’t shake the feeling of unease about her sudden appearance. Why now? And why through the Steeprock pack, of all places?
But as much as the impending meeting with her occupied my mind, I couldn’t help but think about Hunter.
I hadn’t seen him all day, after I left his chambers, and the silence from him strangely felt unsettling.
I had expected him to send for me at some point during the say, half expecting f
