ALAENA’S POV
Alone with him, for the first time in a very long while. It wasn’t like the shed In the woods we were alone—together so it was something.
I have missed him so much—this craze going on has left us with no time at all.
The night stretched before us, dark and endless, as Roy and I moved like shadows through the trees.
The air was crisp, tinged with the scent of damp earth and something more ominous—the lingering unholy tang of dark magic.
I kept my breathing steady, my senses sharpened. This wasn’t just a mission. This was preparation—preparation for war.
Roy moved beside me, silent as ever. We had been at this for nearly an hour, weaving through the terrain, marking Croonie strongholds in the outskirts of the village.
So far, we had counted four, each one guarded by at l
