CAIN
I let a few days pass since I last saw Adira, not knowing how to approach her again. I understood why she wouldn’t want to come with me. She didn’t know me, and I didn’t know her, but she also didn’t understand the gravity of the situation. The council was not a force to be reckoned with. They were all of the most powerful sorcerers in existence, and when they wanted something, they got it. If they wanted Adira dead, they would make sure she was killed before she even had a chance to fight back.
I had to try to convince her to come with me again. Her life depended on it. But I didn’t know how to make her listen. She was in love with her mate, and he loved her. I could see it in the way they looked at each other. Love made a person do stupid things. I knew that first experience.
But
