KAEL
I woke up to cold, the space beside me was empty, as if she had never been there, but she was, I could still smell her. I could still feel the warmth of her body where it had curled against mine hours ago. My hands clenched the fur she’d laid on.
It felts empty.
She was gone, just like that, and then I saw it—a necklace, delicate and silver. It rested on the pelts like a trace of her, a question I couldn’t answer.
My whole body numb.
“Where is she?” I screamed, rushing out of my tent with urgency.
Mashik was at a nearby attention. “My Lord, I…she was here last night. I saw her spend the night in your tent after the healers had worked on her.”
I glared. “I didn’t ask about last night. Where is she now?”
“She must have left before dawn.” “No one saw her go?” I asked.
“She must
