“I pledge my life to your service,” he spoke low but the words carried across the masses, everyone falling quiet once more. “Cal,” I whispered. “It’s not real.” “It is,” he growled, like he needed it to be, but I couldn’t face it if it wasn’t. “It’s him,” Max said, moving in on my other side, and I turned to my Siren friend, seeing the truth blazing in his eyes. “It’s time,” Caleb said,
