EMBER
Nara yanked me behind a tall rack of shields just as the heavy doors groaned open.
Kairos strode into the arsenal, his posture relaxed. Dora stood tall, the spear still in hand, her expression blank.
“Lady Dora,” Kairos said, a charming smile curving his lips. “I didn’t expect to find you here. Looking for something… or someone?”
Dora’s grip tightened on the spear. “Just checking inventory, Zeta. Nothing that concerns you.”
Kairos wandered closer, running a finger along a blade on the wall. “Everything concerning Ember concerns me. I only want what’s best for her, you know. She’s been through so much.”
The way his eyes glittered made my skin crawl.
Dora didn’t flinch. “Then perhaps you should stop scheming behind her back.”
Kairos laughed coldly, drawing closer to Dora.
“You
