No one spoke.
For several long moments, the courtyard remained completely silent.
The words hung in the air.
Your bloodline wasn't only hidden.
It was protecting something.
The realization settled heavily inside my chest.
A secret.
Another secret.
Part of me wanted to laugh.
Or scream.
Possibly both.
Because every answer seemed to uncover three more questions.
My wolf paced restlessly.
Agitated.
Interested.
The same way I felt.
I stared at Elyra.
"What was it protecting?"
The silver-haired woman didn't answer immediately.
That alone told me the answer wouldn't be simple.
Nothing ever was.
Finally, she sighed.
"I don't know."
My patience snapped.
"That's becoming a very frustrating answer."
To my surprise, Kieran laughed.
A real laugh.
Brief.
But real.
Even Mara
