106 - Trust not needed

[Meagia’s pov]

After Clara left, I sank back onto the bed, my thoughts swirling in a tumultuous sea. My mind replayed the conversation over and over again, Clara's tearful admission ringing in my ears. But beneath the surface of her words, a nagging suspicion had taken an underlying root.

"Clara and Kaldir," I muttered to the empty room, my voice barely a whisper. "They must have been planning something bigger than I thought." The pieces of the puzzle were fitting together, the unsettling truth emerging from the shadows. The door creaking open, Clara's sudden appearance, it all felt planned sneakily, a carefully crafted plan to lure me away from Eskaal, from the safe zone and from my mate.

My brow furrowed as I thought about the way Clara had turned sweet, almost too sweet. It was unlike her to change her stance so quickly. A cold realisation settled in my chest, something wasn't right with her sudden change of personality. Clara's swift change of heart, her alliance with Kaldir, it f