Chapter 164. Promise

DOVE

Carmen held my hand so as not to leave me alone at that moment; she could also read the letter, and that was very valuable to me. Lately, I had not seen Clarisa much because she was with Chris, and of course, I did not want to judge her.

“You cannot come to…” she started to say because it had been a day since we had received the letter.

Jacob was finalizing the details for the expedition. He had not wanted to go ahead with the plan; he preferred to stay by my side to protect Nicolas, but I insisted that he go. It was necessary to prevent the massacre planned by the cultists.

“Yes, you can go, but we will be here to protect you.” I said, trying to be realistic.

Lion would stay by my side, as would Ian and a squad of soldiers standing by in case the castle came under siege. That was unlikely for me because that was not the strategy of the fanatics we knew. They would try to invade, I am sure, because they needed Jacob’s blood and they thought Nicolas