Kael’s POV
Sienna was in the kitchen, so I pretended I needed something from the barn. If the conversation brought bad news, I wanted privacy. The truth was that I might have to travel to Silverlake if war became unavoidable. Darius and Nolan planned to send Maya, Elena and the children to Livingston, but they would need help defending their territory. If I told Sienna too early, she would try to stop me. I entered the barn and called Darius back. He answered on the first ring.
“Hello.”
“Sorry,” I said. “I needed to get away from Sienna before returning your call. She has been frightened since learning about Viktor.”
Darius sighed.
“I am hiding to make this call too. Maya watches everything I do now.”
“Has she returned to the Hale residence?”
“No. I asked her to leave Ash Hollow and
