KAEL
"Kael, I'm not in danger," Aria said again, her voice steady but edged with strain. "There is no reason for this to turn into a fight."
Elara stepped forward and cleared her throat, her patience clearly gone. "Torin. Back down. Now."
Torin and I stayed where we were, staring at each other. His wolf was loud, protective, territorial. Mine answered without hesitation. That was instinct. What scared me was how close my sanity was to slipping.
When I'd learned Aria had gone off alone, reason hadn't mattered. Logic hadn't mattered. All I could think about was how easily she could have been taken, hurt, or never brought back at all. We were trusting strangers on their word alone, and that had never worked out for me before.
I don't know who made the first move. There was no clear mom
