Alara
After Kaelen had settled down, resting for a while in his old room, I watched him from the doorway, trying to swallow my nerves. His return had been so sudden—so unexpected—that I hadn’t fully processed it yet. It had been too peaceful here without him. Just me and Lucas. And now… things were going to change. I couldn’t afford to mess up now. Not with so much at stake.
I stepped inside, feeling the weight of his presence. Kaelen lay stretched out on the bed, staring at the ceiling. He must have heard me enter because he turned his head slightly to glance at me. There was a tension in the room, a tension that always seemed to accompany him wherever he went.
“Why did you come back so early?” I asked softly, trying to sound casual. My heart, however, was anything but calm. I hadn’t e
