I take a deep breath before I finally answer. "Yes, we are clear. I apologize for giving you a hard time. I'm just worried about our friends after what happened when we arrived." "You have nothing to worry about. You and your friends are guests of our tribe. As Liam explained, it was a misunderstanding. I promise you my father is not the monster you have heard about in stories," she says before she turns to leave. Once we are alone, I turn to Liam. "So what the hell happened to the ring?" "All I know is, I thought you were going to die. Blood was pouring out of your chest. Lily was beside herself even when she thought you were Grant. She didn't want to move her hand off your wound, but she finally agreed after she talked to Ariel," he says. "I've never seen anything like it, Colton. Yo

