Chapter 1

I shot up in bed, panting.

Pulling the sheets to cover my breast, I pushed my long hair our of my face.

My bedmate rolled over, smacking his lips in his sleep as he remained dead to the world.

Sighing, I ran my fingers along my face as the heat of fire worked its way out of my body.

"They've found it." I felt the truth of those words crawl up my spine with a feeling of dread.

The next morning, I rose before the sun had even considered which shades to don that morn.

Packing up the few objects I had with me, I saddles my horse.

Fully dressed and all of my things clear of the temporary residence I'd held for a fortnight, I rode through the city gates, towards the still-high moon.