GELLER'S POV It felt like the longest hour of my life as I waited for the three warriors to return with any news. I needed something—anything—that could lead me to Emory. I refused to believe she had left. She might be frustratingly stubborn, but she was never a liar. I believed her when she said last night that she wanted to stay with me. And even if, for some reason, she did leave, there was no way she could get past the borders without being noticed. The border patrol swore they never saw her leave. We've implemented stricter checks ever since the Myranthian warriors started breaching our borders. That left me with only one possibility: my Luna had been taken. There were many who could be behind it, but only a few stood out: Lucian, Prince Cassius, and my mother. Each of them had a

