Let's take a walk

KALILA POV

First and foremost, I was relieved to be back in the comfort of my bedroom. After my altercation with Ares, I didn't want to risk upsetting him again. Nova was right—I was at his mercy, and there was little I could do about it. My back still ached from sleeping on the cold concrete floor, but strangely, I hadn't felt the pain when I rushed to save Ares. I had been proven right, and the evidence was there for everyone, including Ares, to see.

Yet, a restlessness gnawed at me. The looming threats that had been at the back of my mind for weeks had materialised into a concrete plan. Someone out there wanted to harm Ares, but why? I didn't know, and what troubled me,, even more, was my inability to pinpoint the culprit.

If only I had noticed the key earlier, I could have discreetly sneaked out and caught a glimpse of the perpetrator. I stood in the middle of the room, racking my brain, hoping to connect the unfamiliar voices I had heard to someone I knew. However, my efforts wer