Chapter 243. Two Months

Zave Ambrose

It's been nearly two months. It's been seven weeks since he took her away from us. It had been six weeks since he sent the tape. He said it was live, but it clearly wasn't. We're in Vaseau, but we've left a few individuals at the castle. They delivered the tape to us. A couple of Lexcis's pals sent us letters saying they attempted to come, but they couldn't leave Aeden without being slain. I suppose being enemies of the state is not simple.

We don't have enough people to effectively attack his camp and take her back. And the folks we have aren't emotionally stable enough. Veronica has been a disaster since Sorana's purported death. Discovering that everything was a lie crushed her. Sorana's particular remarks continue to echo in my brain.

"I'm not apologizing. I needed vengeance, and I received it. I regret that I crushed your heart along the road, but I don't care. You were only a t