Zara’s POV
The evening mist flowed around me like a river. Here in the forest off our back porch it pooled and eddied beneath the tall spruce trees. I wrapped my sweater around my body and waited. It didn’t take long.
“You’re not Ryan.” The one-eyed rogue said as he stepped onto the path.
“Disappointed?” I asked, “I know how you enjoyed your boys nights.”
The rogue huffed a laugh as he stepped closer.
“You’re bold to show your face to me after getting my men killed.” He said the words with nonchalance, but there was steel beneath them. I swallowed and kept my face neutral.
So, yes, the mission to take Avery out had failed. The rogues who had been sent to kidnap her had instead been found on the floor of the forest with their throats ripped out. I still didn’t know if they’d manag
