Kali's POV
Diego had told me to rest, but how the hell was I supposed to do that? I’d tried. Goddess, I’d actually tried. But lying there, pretending to sleep, pretending not to think about the way his jaw had clenched before he’d stormed out, pretending not to replay the weight of his words, it was impossible. I'd given up with the charade The moment he walked out of my room, but the silence didn't make it any better.
If anything, it pressed around me from all sides, and I honestly knew I was going to pass out if I didn't get a response soon. The air itself felt restless, charged with something that wouldn’t let me breathe right.
He’d warned me to stay put, to keep my head down, to trust him to handle it. I’d begged him to let it be, the council wasn't to be messed with. I didn't t
