KAIA’S POV
“Athena, wait!” I called out, my voice shaking more than I wanted it to. “What do you mean? What are you talking about? What’s happening to Mia?”
Athena didn’t turn around right away. Her back was still to us as she gathered something from the shelf, her shoulders tight as she spoke. “Ask him, Kaia,” she called back, her voice flat but heavy, like it was carrying some type of burden. “He knows exactly what I mean.”
The words made my frown deepen, and my gaze snapped to Leander.
He stood there with his shoulders stiff, his jaw clenched, and his eyes shadowed.
“Leander…” I whispered, barely trusting my own voice. “What is going on? What is she talking about?”
He hesitated, just for a moment. Then he let out a slow, exhausted sigh, like the weight of the world was crashing do
