*Kael*

Jerah and Jaci keep that promise. They did protect me.

But they protected me too much.

Did they make the same promise to Elara and Rian? If they did, they failed.

And I couldn’t trust them anymore.

Gemma was trying to stop me, but I ripped free to storm to the room that Bly pointed to. I slammed the door open, making Helie shout in surprise and snap, “Hey!” Then, seeing my face, she bolted to her feet and pressed her ...