Chapter 84

Kaia POV

The atmosphere in the house shifted the moment Alpha nightshald arrived.

You could feel it in the way the guards straightened, in how the maids lowered their voices and hurried out of sight. Even the walls seemed to hold their breath.

Caleb’s grandfather didn’t raise his voice when he entered the sitting room. He didn’t need to.

Authority clung to him like a second skin.

I stood beside Caleb, my spine straight, my heart racing—not with fear, but with the quiet ...