CALEB'S POV
I recognized her then. The same girl from earlier. The one Thalia had helped. “What are you doing here?” I asked, my voice low but edged with suspicion.
She shrugged lightly. “Fixing your mistake.”
My jaw tightened. “What mistake?”
“The one you made by not checking if anyone followed you,” she replied simply. That landed harder than I expected. Because she was right.
I stepped aside, letting her in just enough before closing the door behind her again. “Why help us?”
Her gaze shifted briefly to Thalia before returning to me. “Because I was curious.”
“That’s not a reason.”
“It is for me.” I didn’t trust that answer. But I didn’t have time to question it.
“The guards won’t stay distracted for long,” she added. “If you’re leaving, do it now.”
Thalia looked at her for a wh
