Chapter 60 At War

• Jade
• The hot water cascaded over my skin, washing away the blood and dirt that seemed to cling to my soul after today’s events. My mind swirled with thoughts of the warrior, his trembling hands, his desperate words. He’d been an orphan. No one had even noticed he was gone.
• My nails dug into my palms as I scrubbed my skin harder, as if I could erase the sight of his lifeless body. I owe him, I thought fiercely. I owe him justice. And then there was that letter—Alpha Jericho’s audacious demand. My scoff echoed against the bathroom tiles as I thought about it. His fifth wife? How dare he? He would pay dearly.