Kai.
My voice was trapped somewhere deep inside my throat, strangled by fear as I started at my father.
Noah’s lips parted, like maybe he wanted to defend himself, to say something, anything. But no words came. His jaw trembled, and then he closed his mouth again, sealing it shut like he knew it would only make things worse.
Father shook his head slowly, his disgust clear. “You are not my son. You are weak. And weakness has no place in Ravencrest.”
He turned sharply, his cloak whipping behind him as his eyes flicked to me.
He had known I was there the whole time. Of course he did.
Those grey eyes, colder than the moon above us, landed on me like daggers. I froze, my breath caught in my chest, my knees shaking as if they couldn’t hold me up anymore.
His gaze lingered for a moment, lo
