ARIA WINTERS
My father walks into Kael's study like he's walking into his own execution. I know that look. I've seen it before. His shoulders are slightly curved inward, like he's trying to take up less space. Well, for one, it feels good to see him like this.
He's wearing the formal colors of Moonridge, which feels like armor that's not actually protecting anything. Two warriors flank him, both of them looking as uncomfortable as he does.
The first thing I notice is that his body is smaller. It’s like he’s shrunk over the past seven months. And it’s even worse that he’s he's still the same height, still built like a Beta should be. But something's eaten at him in the seven months since he banished me. There are shadows under his eyes that weren't there before, and his jaw is clenched s
