Giving up didn't come easily to Cam. If it were just him, he'd have fought despite the odds. If it had been Casey at his side, he'd have trusted his sister to find a shadow to hide in and help. But the soldier held a gun to Kayda's head. Threatened his ash princess.
No way was he risking her life.
The knife in his hand clattered as he dropped it. His pistol had already been discarded, having run out of ammo. A lack of weapons didn't make him harmless, but he let them think he was defeated as he hit the ground hard on his knees. Even laced his fingers behind his head. As he obeyed, he observed everything he could, from the way the soldiers held their weapons to the way their eyes kept darting to the dragon. He wondered how many more troops were stationed here. It seemed they'd not all lef
