Elara POV
The violet light in the sky didn't last long before it faded into a murky, unnatural gray, and Kael didn't even wait for the dust to settle in the courtyard before he was shouting for Aria and his best trackers to mount up. He grabbed a heavy leather cloak and threw it over my shoulders, his hands lingering on my collar for a split second as if he wanted to finish the kiss we had started, but his face was already back to that cold, Alpha mask that meant business.
"Your father’s hunters aren't waiting for an invitation anymore, they’ve crossed into the neutral zone and they’re using a blood-scent ritual to track you down, so you’re coming with us because I’m not leaving you here to be snatched out of your bed while I’m away," Kael said, his voice tight and urgent as he checke
