Flashback ( PDFDrive )

“Cadfael,” Sophie repeated, needing a second to place the name.
“You mean the guy who’s probably the leader of all the ogres who
defected to the Neverseen?”
“That would be him. Ro didn’t tell you?” Bo asked with the most
vicious smile Sophie had ever seen. “He’s her ex-boyfriend.”
• • •
To say Sandor was unhappy that Ro had a personal connection to the
enemy was an understatement—especially since she’d had plenty of
chances to reveal that information. And no matter how many times Ro
insisted that she’d have zero problem ending Cadfael’s life—and that
she’d only kept their relationship secret because she knew it would
distract everyone with foolish conclusions—Sandor kept right on
muttering “compromised” under his breath.
“Compromised?” Ro eventually snapped. “You want to talk about
compromised? What happens if you have to decide between saving
your little girlfriend, or saving one of us? And you”—she pointed at
Keefe—“what happens the next time you face your mom? Is there any
way you’d follow an order to stand down—even if there was a good
reason to do exactly that? Just like we know your Vanisher friend is
desperate to get her invisible little hands on Vespera after what
happened in that creepy mirrored place. And her brother will take any
excuse to smash his brother’s face in, even if it ends up being the
wrong call. Even you”—her eyes shifted to Sophie—“I’m betting their
Shade is going to be your number one target, after all you’ve gone
through with those echoes. Or maybe you’ll want the Telepath for the
threats he made during the attack. Or revenge on Keefe’s mom for the
mess you’ve seen in his memories. Actually, you’re a bad example,