Caden paces restlessly in a hidden gazebo inside the maze; in the few times that he had been with Sia inside the labyrinth made of bushes he had not considered bringing her here but he had thought that perhaps, in this place they could connect on a deeper, more genuine level. He hated having to lie to her and even more so now that she was trapped in Gideon Collins' fortress where not only were there powerful wolves but most of them were thirsty for the blood of revenge. And now what? Caden could not throw everything away to go rescue her and even if he tried to do so, he would fail. The Countess had really done it this time; she had finished with the last spark of calm and serenity in Caden when she spent hours frying sweet Sia's brain. He had seen her writhe in pain in the middle of the

