Jess sat on the edge of the large oak table, her fingers tracing the worn edges of the kingdom’s maps as rain poured against the windows of the council chambers. The soft glow of the chandelier above flickered over them, also highlighting the strategic points Luca had already marked. The weight of Malik’s confession continued to run around their minds. A traitor. The fact that someone close would do their sentence chills down her spine.
Luca stood beside her, one hand also holding on to the table, the other massaging the bridge of his nose. “We need to find whoever this person is before Athena makes her move.” He said, his voice heavy with tension from this drama. “We cannot afford to be blindsided in this.”
Jess nodded, biting her lip in thought. “If she’s been gathering people, there m
