"I am Clay Newton Ivanov," he said, and she smiled at him."We look alike, Leo," she linked me excitedly, and I chuckled. Clay pulled her in for a hug."It is good to be able to speak to you finally. The last time I saw you, you were crossing into the east from Gad," he said, and she broke away and

"She was lucky you got here on time. The silver had poisoned her system greatly. She is stable now. But it will take two days to get her in a condition where she can be transported back to Mountain," he said, and I exhaled. It was better news than hearing of her death or their inability to fix the p

"I was desperate, Devin. I wanted to exonerate myself badly. I wanted to come home," she said, shedding tears. I gently wiped away her tears and kissed her forehead to calm her down. "It is okay, baby. I am taking you home, and you won't have to be afraid anymore," I assured her while she sobbed.

If we did not need Yuri to help destroy Erik, I would have said we should destroy him too. He only gets involved in matters that affect him directly. I do not think it is a good quality of a leader, but he is the lesser of the two evils," He said, and I knew he meant every word. I did not trust him

How did these people know Andrew was with us? I studied the fight carefully, and they were trying to get to our van, so it meant they weren't there for Andrew but for Sylvester and the lords. "Let's help them," Sylvester ordered, and I fought his command. He was my king and had power over me, but I