The alley felt colder after he said it.
The bond is waking.
The words settled under my skin like something alive.
Dangerous.
Impossible.
I stared at Kael, trying to decide whether anger or disbelief should come first.
“What bond?”
His expression remained unreadable.
“That’s complicated.”
A sharp laugh escaped me.
“No,” I said. “What’s complicated is the way you keep speaking in riddles while people hunt me through city streets.”
The silver in his eyes darkened slightly.
“You’re angry.”
“Yes.”
“Good.”
That only irritated me more.
“You don’t get to approve of my emotions.”
“No,” he agreed calmly. “But I prefer your anger to your silence.”
The statement hit unexpectedly hard.
Because once—
silence had been all I was allowed to have.
I folded my arms tightly.
“Start expla
