MAXIMUS’S POV
Chaos erupted around me the moment Lucien spoke the words ‘rogues are trying to break through the east border.’ My mind went into overdrive—every piece of the puzzle snapping together into something dark, something dangerous, something that tasted like betrayal.
Soraya gone.
Emilia missing.
Rogues attacking.
It wasn’t a coincidence. It couldn’t be.
My...