Chapter 562

Dawson withdrew at once.

Gideon glanced up briefly. "Evander's man?"

Oriana nodded. "He's getting restless. Sending someone to feel things out."

Gideon gave a quiet acknowledgment and went back to the dough, saying nothing more.

Reuben stood outside the side entrance of Blackwood Manor for a full half hour under the midday sun. The heat pressed down heavily enough to make his head swim.

He didn't