"Let's talk."
The moment Aliana heard the familiar voice, her eyes slowly opened.
Even though she was still shaken to her core by the horrifying creature she had never imagined could exist, she recognised that voice almost instantly.
'It sounds the same as that... woman in the market,' she thought, and Gavriel felt her stir in his embrace.
A quiet unease settled deep within Gavriel at the thought of having to face these two troublesome strangers who were clearly anything but ordinary.
Yet more than their overwhelming power, what troubled him most was the possibility of them revealing his powers to her. Knowing Aliana, he was certain she wouldn't simply let it go. She would question him about his powers, about his true identity, and about what he really was.
Something he wasn't ready to tell her… yet.
But he also knew it was inevitable.
Danger lurked around every corner, and they didn't even know whether the two people standing before them were allies or enemies.
