" Elara!"
Solena comes to hug me, and I hug her back. I smile at my brother, Khai, and hug him. He looks relieved to see me and hugs me tighter.
" Elara, we were worried," he says. I inhale his scent, feeling better in his arms. Khai and I are close in age, and we grew up being close despite having different personalities.
" I'm sorry," I say,
" I was relieved when Zuriel found you," he breathed. I look at Solena,
" They are looking at me strangely. What's going on?" I look between them. Khai scowls, and Solena smiles tightly. It's creepy. She only does this when trying to conceal information, which is difficult because she's terrible at keeping secrets.
" Sol, you're doing that thing with your lips and teeth again," I point. She stops and pulls a stoic face, but it soon contort
