Hades
He had not just been noticed by the high-ups but by the supreme commander himself. There was no escaping the military then.
"What happened then?" Kael asked.
Sweat beaded her forehead now as she held her brother tighter. "The meeting was not at the Alpha's residence, the Lunar Heights. It does not even have a place on our maps, nor yours, I'm sure. My father knew nothing about this place."
I straightened.
"It was a secret city. Alpha Darius called it Malrikian Eden. His paradise. His utopia. The city for the Worthy—that was what the people there were called."
I exchanged looks with Kael. As much as I wanted to dismiss it as the outlandish story of some war-scarred colonel, Ellen had spoken about Darius' inner circle and how they would be protected. They must be the ones called the Worthy. That much was clear. I had expected a safe house—but a safe city? The bigger picture was forming, and I was starting to suspect that our ending up in Silverpine was fate.
