Page 306 of Rage

“She has been prepared for the next hall.”

“How long do we wait this time?”

“Two weeks.” A yawn overtakes me, and I relax into Declan’s arms. Sleep comes on quickly, thickening my tongue as my body falls into death. “Perhaps three, you’ll need time to?—”

“Recruit men and let the fear and rumors spread.” Declan kisses my temple as he bands an arm across my chest, pressing me tight against him. “I know.”

He knows.

Of course he does.

“Sleep, Rhona, my love.”

A soft smile plays on my lips, and in my last conscious thoughts before sleep takes me, I dwell on the failings of weak men.

THE END

(for now)

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