Chapter 24 The Rogue Alliance

CHAPTER 24 – The Rogue Alliance The night was silent, save for the crunch of gravel under boots and the distant call of an owl. Lena stood at the edge of a forgotten forest clearing, surrounded by thick shadows and sharper eyes. Kieran stood beside her, posture relaxed but gaze alert. He nodded toward the figures that began to emerge from between the trees—tall, powerful, with the presence of warriors who lived by no law but their own.