Chapter 101. The Hunter Code

Zera returned from putting Zion to bed as she had promised to and found Aaron seated quietly in bed, facing the other side and deep in thought. She didn’t step away from the door, and neither did she let him know she was watching him. She stayed that way for a while. Whatever he thought about had left him so lost in thought that he didn’t even notice her presence.

After a few minutes of silence, she stepped further into the room. “What are you thinking about?”

He snapped out of his thoughts and turned to look at her, his eyes flickering. “You’re here.”

“For a while now,” she answered before asking again, “What are you thinking about?”

“The last crimson moon is a week away, hun,” he told her, stretching his arms out to her, and she moved into it.

They had first thought the accident and being a sage would ruin the ritual, but Ivan had embarked on a search for answers. He found out that it didn’t ruin the ritual and instead reduced the amount of risk that