Fierce Devotion

‘Have you ever been to this city?’ Vaelia asks me in the mind link.

‘Just once,’ I say hesitantly. It was when I was searching for the assassin before I knew that it was her.

‘Oh,’ she says. ‘So, anything in particular I need to know about this city?’

‘It’s smaller than the one where Seryna’s penthouse is,’ I tell her.

‘So, hopefully, it will be easier for us to find him?’ she asks.

‘Let’s hope,’