[ A small leap in time: The next day ]
The sea was endless.
It glistened like a sheet of steel under the pale sun.
Wind whispered across the deck like the breath of a ghost.There was absolute silence except for the sound of starting an engine…roaring.
The vessel cut through the water with a low groan, leaving behind the shores of the Forgotten Lands…lands that had buried too many secrets, lands that had always demanded a price.
And Kieran?
He hadn't said a word in over an hour.
Until now.
He snapped.
He lunged across the narrow corridor with a sudden roar and slammed Councilman Fenric against the wooden paneling, shaking him hard by the collar of his midnight blue coat.
"What do you mean you don't know where they took Vera?!" He snarled, pulling his lips back to expose his glistening fangs."She is my pack. I cannot leave her behind!!"
The Councilman's head hit the bulkhead with a dull thud, but he didn't flinch.
His voice remained dry. As if tired…uninterested.
