AVEL
I was still standing there frozen, watching Kai with her—this crying girl who clung to my mate like he was her home—when he looked up unexpectedly. His eyes met mine, and I knew right away that it had to be her, because his eyes screamed everything his mouth couldn't, and my stomach turned cold.
Before I could catch my breath, both women turned sharply—first the girl, then the woman. And with that, I was forced to enter the room completely.
Kai's voice broke through the tension in my chest. "This is my friend," he said, keeping his gaze on me. "Avel." The taller woman straightened slightly, her body becoming rigid for a moment, and I could feel her gaze on me as her aura hit me like a wall of ocean pressure—cold, majestic, and ancient. She didn’t speak, just nodded.
I opened my m
