ice, harsh and strangely calming, came from the darkness. My heartbeat accelerat

pearance, I had been on edge for days. Somehow, the city appeared darker, as though the shadows had spied me. The

no desire to play games. Elena's impending threat and the weight of my pr

. His thick, disheveled hair was a jumble of black waves, and his attire, which included a leather jacket and tattered pants,

e introduced himself as Cain. "And

d. The man I had cherished. The guy who had abandoned me inst

a pounding heart, I demanded. Desperate for answer

took another step closer. I briefly questioned whether he was m

" I can assist you in locating him. But, Bimbo, you mus

ranger, a rogue wolf, claiming to know Roland's whereabouts? It didn't add up. However, there wa

as I said, "I'm listening,"

s fleeing from someone or something. Winters, Elena. She is not who you believe her to be. Nob

ena had entirely turned Roland against me was still beyond my comprehension. I didn't think she would be the dr

Roland to do. You're not aware of how long he's been caught in her web. It's not just about you this time, though. Elena wants mor

and be concealing? What may be so harmf

ating pain in my chest, I muttered. "Cain, why don't yo

ivulge. "Because it's difficult." This is not just about Roland's devotion to you. He's been put in a tight spo

I wanted to believe him, but I kept thinking about Roland and how

till don't understand." "Why do you

doing this for you. I'm taking care of myself. I need something that's in this me

There was something underlying his comments, a secret goal. But the only clue I had was t

erced the dense tension as I inquired. "I am not only a pa

requesting your confidence. I'm requesting your assistance. However, I will allow you to deal with whatever

ve nothing if I rejected Cain's offer. No matter what Roland had done to me,

ding more frantic than I meant to. "But I

at?" "You'll flee once more? Will you conceal the truth? B

inful words. How could I proceed? How wa

'll accompany me. You'll go to Roland with me. However, you must be

en; what had happened to him? Elena had t

han to him, "I'm ready,"

ed to be a smile as his eyes narrow

ith doubt and anxiety. However, what option did I have? I had to p

that I wouldn't be des

eets. I kept getting the impression that I was entering something far more dif

't certain that I w

as though the shadows had a life of