Chapter 341

• Aria's POV
• The campfire burned low, casting wavering shadows across Carmen's fierce face, Duke's brooding silence, and Lucien's unyielding stare. They were all the same-unyielding, protective, determined to follow me back into the maw of the West.
• "I'm coming with you," Lucien said, his voice iron. His wolf aura pressed against mine, a declaration of dominance and loyalty all at once. "Aedric will never listen to you alone. If he sees me, he will know the East stands behind you."