The bustling café was full of noise and movement, the brunch rush in full swing as Caden sat in a secluded booth near the back, his mind a whirlwind of conflicting thoughts. He had agreed to meet Nyree for a shopping trip, hoping the distraction would help clear his head. But even as he waited for his sister to arrive, he found himself unable to escape the turmoil within. His mind kept replaying the events of the previous day - ´The hushed conversation he'd overheard between Aria and the unknown man nagged at him, the mention of visions and Seekers setting off alarm bells in his head. If Aria truly was a seer, as he suspected, then he had a duty to report her to the Council. It was what he'd been trained to do, what was expected of him as a Vaughn and a member of the Dragon Council. But