Chapters 26 - 30 Summary

Cassia: Julian's plan is set to take effect the next day, and Cassia can barely contain her nervousness. She tries to busy her hands at Zeta's home, baking bread and tending to the spicy hare stew on the stove, but all she can think about is Alexander's face when Talya informs him that he is to be reunited with his mother tomorrow. She thinks back on Alexander's misstep during their last scheme with Aretas and fears that the boy will give them away this time, too. When Malik joins them for the meal, Cassia ponders her relationship with Malik, something she hasn't had time to do since arriving in Petra because she was always preoccupied with Alexander. Malik worries that Julian will lead the church astray because he is too concerned with his own plan, as if he is the one...