Earlier that day
Ethan's POV:
Lucien's forces were moving toward Silvermoon.
When I received this news, I immediately arranged for my own troops to follow.
"Prepare my unit. We leave in ten minutes."
"My lord—" Marcus hesitates. "If you interfere with Lucian again—your father—"
"I'm aware." My voice is ice.
"He could strip your title. Your land. Everything you've worked for—"
"Then he does." I move toward the door. "I'm not letting Lucian take her."
Marcus follows. "This could start a blood feud between you and your brother—"
"It already has."
The forest blurs beneath us. My elk moves like wind given form.
Two days of tracking. Two days of Lucian's forces ahead of us.
'Faster.' Theron's voice is desperate. 'She needs us.'
"We're moving as fast as we can."
'Not fast enough. W
