Chapter 126

• Chapter 126: A Dangerous Bargain
• Aiden’s Pov
• With the first light of dawn creeping through a heavy canopy and casting a warm hue upon our leaf-named path, I reflected on where Hayley's and my journey began. With every step, we were closer to sealing the alliances, which, it seemed, would in any event have been sealed as a matter of urgency, yet there was still so much unknown ahead. I was being pulled out of myself, and the gravity of responsibility pressed on my chest with unbearable force. And in those brief moments of silence, next to me lay Hayley, and I knew that, for the first time in my life, I had a reason.