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She didn’t jump like she had in the past when I had surprised her.
Instead, she turned and gave me a nervous smile. “Yes. I’m just processing everything that has happened.”
I closed the space between us and took her in my arms. Eagerly, her embrace wrapped around me, and she held me tight, dropping her head against my chest. My fingers entwined in her hair.
“Your heart is beating a mile a minute,” I told her after a moment of silence. “What is it?”
“Nothing. I’m fine.”
“I’m your mate, Miri. You can’t lie to me.”
“I’m not lying.”
“You’re not telling me everything,” I insisted. “What’s going on?”
“I don’t want to worry you.”
I kissed her cheek. “We’re a team, aren’t we?” I pressed.
She shrugged.
“Aren’t we?” I insisted.
“Yes.”
“Then you need to tell me what’s going on if you want me to help you. I can’t read your mind—at least not yet.”
Her eyes widened. “You’ll be able to read my mind?”
I laughed. “I don’t know. I hope so. One day.”
She tittered.
“Seriously, what’s going on? You can tell me anything.”
“It’s not over yet,” she blurted out.
My head drew back, and I stared at her. “How do you mean? What’s not over?”
“I mean, the Order of Souls… Someone else will still be around to pick it up. The kingdoms will never be free of them. They’re always going to be around until they get what they want—the end of all the kings.”
Confused, I shook my head. “That’s not true,” I promised. “Agnan was the most recent leader. That’s why I took care of him. Are you worried he’s still alive? Because I assure you, he’s not.”
“No, of course not. I know he’s dead,” she sighed. “It’s just…”
“What? If you know the leader of the Order of Souls is dead, then…?”
“He has a bunch of followers,” she said. “One of the orphans is bound to pick up where he left off. In fact, killing him will probably make them even madder.Iwasn’t sleeping with him—no matter what he says—but some of them were. They looked up to him. He could get them to do anything he wanted.”
I frowned at the thought. It disgusted me to think that someone loved Agnan enough to avenge his death when he obviously didn’t care about anyone but himself.
I released her. “Do you really think that your counterparts believed in the cause that much? Or did they just do what Agnan told them because they had nowhere else to go?”
Mirielle made a noise I didn’t understand.
“What?” I asked, truly confused.
“Does it matter? They’re the same thing.” She sounded exasperated with me.
