Chapter 126

Kaia POV

The rest of the day passed in uneasy calm.

I stayed close to Caleb, not because he asked me to, but because I needed to. Every time Selena passed by, her eyes followed us, sharp and calculating, as though she were measuring every breath between us. She smiled too often, spoke too sweetly, and that alone told me she was planning something.

By evening, the pack was unusually quiet. The warriors had returned from patrol early, and the servants moved about with hushed ...