Ruthless Verdict

One mistake was all it would take. Without their patrol positions, and with nothing to show for themselves, they'd be thrown straight back into Outergate.

Both Caleb and Tessa knew exactly what Outergate was.

If Outergate's conditions hadn't driven him to desperation in the first place, he never would've done what he did. He never would've handed Tessa over to someone else's bed just to crawl out