SILVER’S POV
I stood there for a long time after Kaia left. The trees rustled softly around me, but my mind was anything but calm. I kept staring in the direction she had gone, trying to make sense of what had just happened.
What had she seen in my eyes?
Why had she looked so shocked… most importantly, why had she lied about it?
Something wasn’t right. I could feel it in my chest—like a knot tightening more and more with each passing second.
I let out a heavy sigh and made a mental note to talk to Kaia later.
Right after this moon-forsaken mission. I let out another sigh and pulled the folded map from my pocket. I opened it, hoping that if I focused on the route, maybe I could push the thoughts away. Maybe I could reset my mind, get back to the task at hand.
I had only been looking
