Chapter 408

Finnian's POV

Father's words stayed in the hallway after he left.

Tell Kaelen to watch his back.

I stood there with the door still open like the sentence might change if I gave it enough time. It didn't. It sat in my mouth the way poison sits, waiting to be swallowed or spat out. If I delivered it without the rest, I was doing my father's work. If I kept it, Kaelen would walk around unprotected. B