Lily
By the time we returned to the pack, the sun had almost disappeared behind the mountains. I was exhausted, but my mind refused to slow down. The stranger's final words kept repeating inside my head, especially the warning about the temple.
I walked beside Caspian through the hallway, still holding the silver crescent around my neck. He hadn't said much since we left the forest, and I could tell he was thinking about everything that had happened. But instead of taking me toward the study, he suddenly stopped outside the dining room.
“What?” I asked, looking at him.
“You haven't eaten properly today,” he said. I frowned.
“You brought me back from a dangerous forest and your biggest concern is whether I've eaten?”
“Yes,” he replied.
“Because apparently you can face mysterious str
