Elara'S POV
The note reads, Elara, beware of Penumbra Syndicate. They are your enemy. They will betray you, as they’ve done to one abomination before.
I set down both the paper and the box, doing my best to ignore the hatred in Kaelen’s eyes.
“Xavier told me how years ago you all turned over a person that 5th Circle was hunting. How would my stalker know about that?” I glanced at the three men.
I was pretty sure they wouldn’t hand me over to the hunters. Well—except Kaelen, who would drop me on their doorstep in a heartbeat. My latest bout of curiosity hadn’t exactly smoothed over our troubled relationship. The fact that I’d meant no harm didn’t matter to the burly Fae.
Lysander stepped forward, halting a couple feet away, as if he didn’t want to be too close to me. I had no idea whe
