Maylin's Gate (Book 3)
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Jo weaved around an insect carcass and stopped beside Danielle. “Have any of you seen Tara?” The girl scanned the carnage with brow furrowed.
He glanced at the space where the portal had hung minutes ago. “She gave her life to save us all. I’m sorry.”
Jo’s chin crinkled and the girl broke down in tears.
Rika pulled Jo close. She stroked the girl’s hair and whispered soft words of comfort.
The group fell silent and his gaze drifted across the square.
General Demos and a group of baerinese warriors stood before Chief Sura and the sansan. Demos’s hand extended. Sura took it and the warriors around them came together for handshakes.
A figure cloaked in shadows slipped around the warriors and moved across the square.
His heart lurched. “How —”
The man stepped into the light and smiled. “Hello, Ronan.”
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