I think I saw Zane in the rose garden when Elara and I were on our way here.” The words come out less steadily than I want. “He was watching me through the window. But I’m not certain if it was real.”
“It doesn’t matter if you’re sure or not,” Kael says immediately, his voice taking on the commanding edge of a king. “We’ll verify either way.”
“I’ve already sent guards to investigate,” Seth adds, his hand moving in soothing circles on my lower back. “We’ll know soon enough if he was there.”
Elara’s face goes pale. Her hand instinctively moves to her stomach, protective of the life she just learned about mere minutes ago.
“There’s something else,” I say quickly, needing to get it all out before I lose my nerve. “Something you all should know about my meeting with him yesterday.”
Kael’s
