“We take a day,” Lorcan said. Rowan leveled a cold look at him. “A day is more than we can spare.” Aelin was down there. In that city. He knew it, could feel it. He’d been plunging into his power for the past two days, readying for the killing he’d unleash, the flight they’d make. The strain of holding it back yanked on him, on any lingering control. Lorcan said, “We’ll pay for a hasty plan if we don’t take the time. Your mate will pay, too.” His former

