Shards of Hope

Chapter 29

WORD SPREAD THROUGH the squad like wildfire: Aden and Zaira were back.

Blake told himself there was no cause for concern. As long as he was careful and didn’t act on his urges again too soon, he could continue on exactly as he’d been doing.

The only change was that he’d have a partner, someone with whom he could share his work, someone who would admire his intelligence and cunning and cruelty.

That was what he’d do with his “resting” time—he’d finalize his choice of partner, groom his chosen one for the blood to come.