Damon POV
I had been meaning to talk to Caden about the situation. Everything was crazy, buzzing around my mind. The two of us did need to talk, so I could figure out what was going on with the battle with Axel. We were trying to find his men to make sure that we could end her life.
There just hadn’t been a moment to stop and breathe, let alone sit down and go over the shifting pieces. Caden was doing his part—tracking leads, interrogating prisoners, coordinating scouts. We were all stretched thin, but he was the only one who knew the full scope of what we were walking into.
And I needed that. I needed to know what he’d seen. What was he thinking? If he believed Axel had more allies hidden in the shadows—or worse, was planning an attack.
Caden was leaning against the training wall, che
