_Rylan's POV_
Jared had questioned every guard who had been near the cellar. Morning had stretched into noon, and still, we had nothing. No one had seen the woman leave. No one had touched the keys. The patrol logs were clean. The guards swore by the Moon Goddess that the cell had been locked tight, and yet, the woman had vanished into thin air.
My frustration was boiling beneath my skin. I paced across the hallway. My fists were clenched tightly at my sides. My mind was a storm. No matter how many scenarios I considered, only one name came up as a possible puppet master: Kael.
He had the motive. He had the desperation.
He wanted Lisa back.
And what better way to do that than by tearing her trust in me apart?
I cursed under my breath.
"Avarok," I growled in my mind, "this reeks of h
