Kaelira’s POV
I didn’t move. Not even when the wind shifted or even when the guards behind me adjusted their grip on their weapons.
I just stood there… staring at him. Because something was wrong. Not outside.
But Inside. My fingers curled slightly at my sides as that same strange sensation brushed against my ribs again. Not pain. Not the broken bond, I knew what that emptiness felt like now.
This was different.
Sharper.
Quieter.
Like something… noticing him.
The Lycan didn’t look away from me.
Not once.
“You’ve seen what you came to see,” I said, my voice steady even though my pulse had picked up. “You made your point. Leave.”
Serenya shifted closer behind me. I could feel it without turning, her tension, her readiness.
Maelin hadn’t moved at all. That was worse. It meant she
