Gabriel didn't tell anyone about the woman.
He returned to camp an hour later, after the fog had fully cleared and his hands had stopped shaking. The others were asleep except for Adan, who watched from his position near the fire.
"You were gone a while," Adan said quietly.
"Needed to think."
Adan studied him in the firelight. "You find what you were looking for?"
"No."
That was all Gabriel offered. Adan was smart enough not to push.
Gabriel lay down next to Tess. She stirred, her hand finding his automatically.
"You okay?" she mumbled, half-asleep.
"Fine. Go back to sleep."
She squeezed his hand and drifted off.
Gabriel stared up at the stars.
The woman confirmed what I suspected. Someone powerful is manipulating me. Killing for me. Clearing my path.
And I have no idea how to stop it.
Or if I even should.
The Order had agents everywhere. If she was telling the truth, those bodies were all spies who would have reported his location. His movements. His abilities.
