Alpha Kyo’s eyes flicked to NYX. Something in the air around her had changed, and even though she couldn’t see, he could feel the difference in her aura—like a storm rolling in across a quiet sea.
The soft laughter and earlier warmth in the room faded into a tense silence.
She sat frozen, silent, and still. Something in her body had gone rigid.
Kyo’s voice, usually commanding but calm, lowered as he turned toward the guard at the door. “You may go,” he said firmly.
The guard gave a brief nod and exited without a word, his footsteps echoing off the polished floors.
Aaron was still seated at first, one arm draped casually over the backrest of the couch. But something in NYX’s silence pulled his attention toward her.
He stood abruptly, moving a few steps away from her, almost instincti
