Chapter 85

Maverick's Point of View

She had chosen pepper to ride. a bold choice for someone who had only ridden a horse once previously. Somehow, the mare was docile with her. Walked at a rather sluggish pace. Pepper even tolerated Angus around her. Maybe the horse had sensed something I couldn't. How fragile Alvara truly was. But she was growing. Expanding her once narrow horizon into something much more.

Being in her company was a small mercy to my mind. Although, I had to swallow down my growing urgency. Ciaran had told us of the situation regarding Nerezza. How another party would be held as a facade for what was truly to happen. Plans would be made. Security tightened and the guest list doubled but carefully picked. Nothing could go amiss or we could lose our biggest ally within this war.

Nerezza was a hard-ass wrapped up in a pretty little package. When she had approached us for the first time, Ciaran had nearly slept with the woman