Nevara
Kael’s voice cut across the room just as I was snuggling into Thoren’s chest.
“Thoren…Nevara.”
Something in his tone made us look up immediately.
He was already standing, the phone in his hand, his posture tightened in a way that told me this wasn’t routine. Thoren had picked up on it too, immediately hopping out of bed and closing the distance without needing to ask what was happening.
“Call’s coming in,” Kael said.
That was all it took.
I crossed the room quickly, my pulse picking up as I joined them. Kael didn’t waste time repeating anything. He simply tapped the screen and put the call on speaker.
“This is Kael,” he said. “Report.”
The voice on the other end came through slightly distorted, but clear enough to understand.
“Sir—we apprehended Michelle as directed, but s
