't sleep
d her shoulders-but every creak of the trees, every gust of wind, kept her alert. The storm had finally passed, but a
n a cold, gray mist. Her eyes landed on Kael. He was still
ompletel
gaze swept over his body, searching for proof that she hadn't imagined the wounds-but there was not
slowly and
voice soft but edg
yes o
ting up with far too much ease for so
aid. "You w
ed. "You just didn't wait l
ossed tightly. "That's not
I was-" He s
skipped. "
like he was scenting something. He stood slowly and moved to the window,
ho
dn't
"Okay. You're either going to tell me what's going on, or you're going
oment. Something passed in hi
nd if you're near me,
hy
. When he spoke, his voice
I'm not j
around her, like the air its
continued. "But last night, during
ial-but in disbelief. "That was
dy now, firm. "You saw what I am
space, like he could smell
ove. Her breath c
're... what you say, then what
darkened.
running
that I've stopped, they'l
woods. Kael flinched. Lily noticed the way his mus
do the
den eyes glowing faintly i
," he said. "And anyo