Celeste
A wave of emotions hit me all at once. Relief that Aderian would soon be freed. Fear for my father and the men who would be fighting. Worry for Alec and Leo riding into something I couldn’t see or touch or stop. And Darien. Standing in front of me with conflict written across his face like a letter he hadn’t finished.
I would miss him. I would worry about him every second he was gone, and the thought of it was already pressing against my chest like a hand.
I met his eyes and nodded.
He held out a folded letter.
I took it and glanced up at him.
“It came with the messenger,” he said, answering the question I hadn’t asked. “For you.”
I opened it.
My Dearest Little Wren,
First thing — Leo and Allissa are both doing well, so you don’t need to worry. I wanted you to know that le
