Damon's POV
The rogue trembled on his knees before me, his eyes wide with terror. Blood from his fallen companions soaked into the ground around us.
"Answer me," I growled. "Why did you enter my territory?"
"We just wanted to find out who killed our partners," the rogue stammered, his voice cracking. "They went missing days ago. We tracked their scent here. We wanted answers."
His words hit me like a punch to the gut. But I kept my expression cold.
"Take him," I ordered Jace, who had arrived with the other guards. "Lock him up. I'll deal with him later."
Jace nodded and grabbed the rogue roughly, dragging him away. The rogue didn't resist. He was too broken to fight.
I turned to Sera. She was still on the ground, dirt smeared across her clothes, her face pale. But she was alive. Tha
