Thorns lashed mercilessly at Kai, tearing his clothes and leaving raw scratches that wept crimson trails down his skin. Yet he hardly felt the sting, consumed instead by the scorching fire erupting within his chest, it was a maddening inferno ignited by her pain. What made her so sad that he could feel it so profoundly?
How in the gods' names had she wandered into this cursed garden?
Returning from Alvonia, he'd reached for Reneira through their mind link, panic gripping him when silence answered. Without hesitation, he followed her fragrance, propelled by fear, anger, and a substantial dread he'd not known since he'd last entered this damned place.
"Find her," he growled, releasing Shadow into the tangled gloom. "Burn this garden to ashes if you must."
