“Oh yeah?” He chuckled softly. “I bet your father would never betray you like that though.”
“I’m not sure. I suppose we’ll find out once we reach the Air Realm.” Unease settled over me as I considered our next step after the Fire Temple. “I doubt I can hide from them once I return. Either way, it’s a shame you had to experience such a thing.”
Before he could respond, Kira burst into the cave, her face flushed and her eyes watering. Each one of us jumped to our feet.
“Are you all right?” Slade asked.
“Reven’s gone,” she said.
“What do you mean, gone?” Jasin asked.
She wrapped her arms around herself. “He left. He doesn’t want to be one of my mates.”
The others looked as shocked as I felt. Leave Kira? That was impossible. Even though we hadn’t officially bonded yet, I couldn’t imagine
