KAIA’S POV
Of course I returned to the training ground. I couldn’t make myself leave without finding answers. Something in me refused to walk away, not after what I’d seen in Eli’s eyes, and not after the way he’d shouted at something, or someone, to stop following him.
I slowly made my way back to that spot, the one where the grass had died in a strange, brittle patch. My heart was beating so hard it felt like it echoed in my ears.
I crouched down, my eyes scanning the ground, searching for anything, anything at all that could explain what Eli had seen. At first, there was nothing but dirt and dying blades of grass. But then something caught the light, almost hidden under the loose soil.
I reached out with trembling fingers and brushed the dirt aside. My breath caught when I saw what
