[Sera]
"What are you hiding?"
Killian's voice slices through the heavy silence, low and probing, like he's already peeling back my layers.
My lips part, but nothing comes out. Panic claws up my throat.
The door swings open behind us, saving me from the tense situation.
A woman steps through, mid-thirties, with black hair brushing her shoulders and dressed in a simple charcoal dress that could pass for corporate-casual anywhere else. If I saw her on the street, I'd think accountant, maybe. Lawyer.
But her eyes kill that thought instantly.
They're ancient and depthless, like staring into a well that goes down forever.
"Elowen Vale." Her voice carries a strange resonance, as if it's reaching me from very far away. "Call me Elowen."
Her gaze slides between me and Killian, weighing som
