DEKLAN MARIO
It was just a nick on my arm.
That’s what I thought when the man slashed me with his dagger. Wouldn’t have even happened if I hadn’t been foolish enough to jump in and save a total stranger. He looked like he had the situation under control, too. Maybe he did. Maybe he didn’t.
Either way, I should’ve minded my business and kept doing what I was supposed to do, track Dominus, shadow his movements, monitor every Elder he manipulates in those shady council meetings. Something’s brewing behind the scenes, and I’m sure Dominus has men out there looking for me too.
But they won’t find me.
Not while I’m hiding in plain sight, right under his nose.
I should have stayed focused. Instead, I let my guilt get the better of me. I saw a man in danger and projected my past all over him
