KAEL
There were enough rooms that no one had to share, but the alpha did not hesitate when I quietly asked for one anyway. He did not argue. He barely reacted at all. Still, when I told Aria to come with me, his eyes shifted to her for a brief second. There was concern there. He hid it fast, but I saw it.
After Torin left us, I gathered everyone into my room and closed the door. The space felt tight once we were all inside. Quiet followed.
“Thoughts?” I asked.
“First of all,” Nyssa said sharply, “this mountain is weird as f**k. That witch moved us like it was nothing. No strain. No pause. Like distance doesn’t matter here.”
Corvin leaned back against the wall, arms crossed. His voice stayed low. “I think we’ve arrived either in the middle of something ugly or just after it ended. Eit
