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I didn't wait for Iris to wake up when I left the following morning. She was asleep in the guest room and the previous night I had checked on her twice during the night. I needed to see that she was indeed there and safe.
Kerian's words had kept me awake the whole night.
Mate will be angry, Black said on our way out. Mate will want to know everything. She will not like being left behind.
I know. But I need to understand what we're facing before I tell her. I need a plan. I replied. I had called for a morning emergency meeting and the room was already filling when I arrived.
Elder Julius sat at the head of the table as usual with the other elders around him.
Kael was seated at the table, chair tipped back slightly, boots crossed at the ankle like he didn’t have a care in t
