I knew something was wrong the moment Adrian didn’t show up for breakfast.
He had promised to meet me in the courtyard.
He wasn’t there.
I waited another ten minutes before a strange feeling settled in my stomach.
Then I heard it.
A distant growl.
Not Nyx.
Kael.
I stood immediately.
“Where are they?”
Nyx didn’t answer.
That frightened me more.
I followed the sound through the palace until I reached the old training hall.
The doors were slightly open.
I pushed them apart.
Adrian stood on one side of the room.
Kael stood opposite him.
The air between them felt dangerous.
“You’re making a mistake,” Kael said.
Adrian folded his arms.
“By giving Elara a choice?”
“By getting close to her without understanding what you’re getting into.”
“I know she’s in danger.”
“No. You do
