DONIKA’S POV

The silence in the room thickened after Elena’s fingers brushed the pendant and nothing happened. I was legit waiting for Elena to somehow be flung to the wall or something, but no reaction, which left all of us in equal confusion. I couldn’t make sense of why Lilia had been flung like a ragdoll while Elena’s touch had been… nothing.

“Could we be missing something?” Elena asked, brows furrowing.

Kael’s gaze slid to her, then back to me. His jaw was opened and ...