Kai's Point of View
The last of the laughter fades with the scrape of chairs and the low hum of voices all around us. For a short while, it almost felt like nothing was wrong, like we were just students again, not future alphas preparing for a war none of us understand yet.
Clary is still grinning, Alec is halfway through another story, and Trevor is arguing about who can take who in hand to hand combat. It is easy noise familiar, and grounding, but when I glance at the clock on the wall, and the spell breaks.
“Looks like our break is over,” I say, nodding my head towards the clock.
A collective groan rises from the table.
“So it is back to training,” Trevor mutters, pushing his chair back.
Clary sighs dramatically. “And I was just starting to enjoy feeling human again.”
I stand, gr
