Julian
"Ambush. Malachi had already split to support the front, and we were coming to check out the barn before we joined them. Warriors must have been lagging behind in the barracks and caught us on both sides. That's not the worst of it, though." Lucian's eyes were bleak. "We need the extra men to deal with what we found in the barn."
A chill snaked up my spine, and the hairs on my arms stood at attention. What the hell did they find? I raised my eyebrow in question.
"You're better off looking for yourself. Tristan's people are already in there."
I ignored the clench low in my abdomen at his ominous words and headed for the doors. I froze the moment I stepped through.
The scent hit me first. Human waste, fear-sour pheromones, and the salt of old tears layered so thick it coated th
