Elara's pov

The cake tasted better than anything I had ever stolen back at moonhowl. It wasn't enough to fill my stomach but it made me satisfied nonetheless.

Soon, kaelen finished his meal and stood up. The scrapping of his chair made everyone turn to him and bowed their head.

He started to walk away while I remained in my spot because he hadn't told me whether or not to follow and I actually prayed he'd tell me to join him and not leave me with these beasts.

He stopped half way to ...