Free Raining Light (Fate's Intent Book 5) by April Bowles

sent them off. It was our plan to intersect with the Great Seni Fighters and lose to ensure the Queen’s next move.”
    “You mean sending us after them?” Ruby asked.
    “Yes. It was the only way. She thought she was doing well for herself. Thinking you would just kill each other though she didn’t really care who died. As long as the six were split forever.”
    “But that’s not what happened.” I said.
    “Yeah.” Ruby agreed. “Did she even think of that?”
    “She did and she prepared for that five years in advance when she sent Adele on her test mission into Seni.” I turned my eyes to Adele and Zayden and hoped nothing would happen with mention of it. “It was all her doing. She always knew where she would send you.”
    “But why?”
    “If there has ever been the slightest whisper of peace, the Queen would know about it. She heard about these six souls and carried out her plan based on a guess. She thought by sending you to kill someone close to him, your union would never happen but she did not think about when he would have found out. She assumed it to be right away and you’d be dead but that’s not what happened at all, is it? It waited longer and by doing that you secured your union because it has already been developed by then.”
    “Why don’t you ever just tell us?” Adele asked.
    “We had to wait until we knew for sure first.”
    “But how did you really? What if it’s not us?”
    “I’ll prove it.” Trever flipped through the pages of the book like he was looking for something specific. “ It shall begin with the first shock of the world when two teams from both sides of hate cross paths and unexpectedly join together under the terms of war through love, creating a double sided betrayal of both duty and country. Sound familiar yet?” I looked around at everyone to the coincidence. It did sound like us. “There’s more about Zayden’s part. Fate brought them together in life yet only if they choose to stay as such can the course of the world be changed and only together will they prevail but in the end it will be solely up to the noble baron to secure their futures and form peace between their nations .”
    “So, that’s why you said it’s going by the book but why me?”
    “Hmm. It doesn’t say but it does say this; upon arrival the noble baron shall discover the only window of opportunity to make said peace but if he chooses to let it pass the world will remain in a darkened war for eternity but then says nothing about what will happen if you do take it. Peace, I’m assuming.”
    “So, I’m just supposed to know when that is?”
    “I guess so. Best keep your eyes open.”
    “What else does it say about our futures?” I asked. “Anything worth knowing or is that just about peace?”
    “Haven’t fully had the time to check but it’ll have to wait some more. We should all be getting some rest for now.”
    “Hey! That’s not fair.”
    “It seems plenty fair.” Aleksander said. “We’ve done what we needed to for now. You know how important this trip is for everyone. Now it’s time for a rest.”
    I sighed and leaned against Troy and waited for him to finish his cigar. I didn’t want it to be over. I liked hearing about this.
    “This is hard to believe, you know.” Adele said.
    “I do.” Aleksander nodded. “But it’s all true and we would have liked to tell you sooner but we needed to wait for some things.”
    “I don’t think my father’s going to believe any of this.” Zayden said.
    “He may not but it’s also not necessary that he knows. Izin’s always been a good man but it’s going to take some convincing before he remembers it. He wasn’t always as you see him but time changes people and war corrupts even the most solemn of us.”
    “Can we sleep now?” Ruby asked, holding her arms around just one of Darius’s. “I think I’ve fallen asleep like five times already.”
    “Just pick a room.” Aleksander said. “I’m sure there’s