(Willa)
I waited with the kids and Nora while our guys went out to back up Cali. I trusted her, but I didn’t trust the situation. It sounded like we had no idea what we were going up against. All the rumors I heard had been more of fairytales, dark ones. An assassin king with an ever-changing team that roamed, taking jobs, not caring about who was at the other end of it as long as the jobs paid.
An assassin able to be bought by the highest bidder was something out of a nightmare.
“They will be fine,” Nora said, looking at me with sleepy eyes. I had just put the kids to sleep.
“How are you so sure? I feel like Griffen is the type to be first on the battlefield,” I asked. I went to pick up a blanket and draped it over her.
She smiled at me appreciatively. “I could be worried every tim
