Chapter 148 Tied Bonds

• Lena’s POV
• The fire blazed in the growing evening, throwing flickering shadows on the faces all around me. Though the surface level conflict was evident, we had laughed, told stories, and developed tactics. Adam's threat loomed over us like a black cloud, and I could feel our choices weighting down.
• Emma was seated near me, her eyes wide with both terror and excitement as she took in all about her. Her growth in such a small period really makes me respectable. I had traveled myself; I knew all too well this trip.