Malakai POV
A dull ache settled in my chest, and it felt as if all colors had drained from the world. Everything around me seemed lifeless, dull, and gray. No, I wasn’t physically sick, but my heart was suffering—suffocating under the weight of longing.
I missed Camilla so much it was unbearable. Nearly twenty-four hours had passed since I last saw her, and she had completely shut me out—ignoring my calls, leaving my messages unanswered. I had no idea what I had done to deserve this, but I was determined to break through to her.
That was why I decided to tag along with Lazarus to her territory for the training session. Not because I had any interest in training the warriors—no, that was my Gamma’s responsibility—but because I needed to see her, to hear her voice, to make her acknowledg
