Ayla's POV
Three days after Kira left, the Academy had settled into an uneasy calm. Workers repaired damaged buildings. Students returned to classes. The unconscious Covenant members we'd captured were transferred to magical prisons. And I tried to focus on anything except the empty space where my sister should be.
The twin bond hummed constantly in the background of my mind. Distant but present. She was alive. Moving. Searching. That had to be enough.
I was in the library with Elena and Sienna, researching mate bonds and their completion process, when my phone rang. Dad's name flashed on the screen.
I answered via text: "Hi Dad."
"Sweetheart! I've been trying to reach you for days. Are you okay? The news is reporting some kind of attack at the Academy."
"I'm fine," I typed. "It's ha
