~Elara~
I pressed my back against the wall, hidden in the narrow utility closet adjacent to Maya's lab. My heart hammered so loudly in my chest I was certain Caleb would hear it the moment he entered—one of the many "perks" of becoming whatever the hell I was becoming.
I should have run when Maya told me to. Should have taken that keycard and disappeared into the labyrinth of Lunaris' service corridors. But something held me back—some primal instinct that whispered: stay, listen, learn.
The automatic doors hissed open. Caleb's scent hit me first—pine and anger and something distinctly wild—before his voice filled the room.
"Where is she, Maya?" His tone was controlled fury, the kind that made the hair on my neck stand on end. "Half the building's security feeds show her heading this wa
