Chapter 56

Valerica's POV

Gideon suddenly reached out and straightened the moonstone lamp that had tilted.

The gesture tightened my throat—my father used to flick his wolf claw in front of me when I was distracted.

"On the night the mate bond was formed, an urgent report came from the Goremark Border," I said, staring at my swaying shadow on the tent wall. "Garrick left for the front, and we didn't even fini