**Aaron POV**
I looked at Alexander walk into the Jungle again without saying anything to anyone. His movements were fluid, predatory, a seamless blend of shadow and moonlight, but there was a stiffness in his shoulders, a tension that hadn't been there before. He has become completely mum after the question, and it hurts me to think that I am the reason for the pain that he is going through right now. The words I had spoken, meant to be a simple, curious inquiry, had become a key, unlocking a cage of memories he had long kept chained. Only if I was smart enough to keep my mouth shut. Things would not have been this messed up. Things would have not been this silent. The silence in our coven now has a weight to it, a presence that is as suffocating as the humid jungle air.
I sat on the be
