Chapter 235

• Amara's pov
• The sound of horses pulling into the compound with their hooves thudding against the ground a few hours after Orian had left gave me the impression that he was back. I got off the bed and with the dagger still in my hold, I raced downstairs to know receive him.
• As I got down the flight of stairs expecting to meet my mate, an unfamiliar scent greeted me which heightened my senses and I paused in my tracks listening quietly to what was going on outside.