Chapter 41 Moment Of Peace

Dawn broke, and for a moment, there was peace. Alex knew that would not last. The Circle's envoy, Seraphina, had retreated, but her warning clung to him like a curse. He gazed into the dying embers of their campfire, his hand closing over the hilt of his hellfire blade. Mara sat beside him, her head on his shoulder, though she had not slept either. “You should rest,” Alex said softly, his voice hoarse.