~Control Is a Choice~

CALISTA (as Daphne)

I knew Eira had changed before anyone said a word to me.

It wasn’t in how she spoke. She still used the same polite tone. Still smiled when it was expected. Still moved through Bloodfang like a Luna who belonged there.

The change was in the pauses. The moments where she listened longer than necessary. The way her eyes stayed on me half a second more than before.

She wasn’t guessing anymore.

That meant I had to stop reacting and start ...