Chapter One
Cissy hugged her arms around herself and stared out into the night, though only from behind the safety of her protection spells, with Darius' added into the mix.
Thankfully, he felt as strongly as she did about them now the truth about Brendon had come out. The now-former member of the Necromancer Council was dangerous, and she was certain he'd come after them for exposing him.
She sighed and pulled her attention away from the window, knowing it wasn't going to help if she obsessed over everything.
As if she could stop.
A sound from the doorway made her jump.
She turned, putting her hands up to defend herself even though she wasn't holding anything.
"It's just me," Darius said softly, entering the room with two steaming mugs.
He held one out to her. Cissy took it, her f
