Elvanya's Pov
I stood in the High Hall. The King was staring at my back, the heat from the mark was growing, and I could not move or breathe.
Slowly, the noise from the feast returned. The beasts started talking and laughing, but they didn’t notice the silence between me and Kael. They didn’t see the danger.
Kael’s gaze didn’t leave me. His face was blank, and his stare was terrible. It felt like he was looking right through my dress and into my skin. He was focused on the crescent moon on my back.
He moved his hand, picked up his cup, and looked at it. Then he looked away from me.
I moved fast. I ran out of the hall without stopping, i went straight to the kitchen.
Senna and Mira were cleaning the big pots.
“He is testing you,” Senna said without looking at me. “He is playin
