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CHAPTER 10

Author: Kjosh
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-06 03:00:48

Rayne POV

Kael’s hand brushed mine, his touch grounding yet possessive, as if silently claiming something neither of us had acknowledged. It was totally strange, this feeling of comfort around him, like a tether that held me steady against the storm of emotions and power surging through me.

But across the clearing, I caught Mateo’s gaze, his expression sharp and watchful over my every foot step, as if he were trying to decipher a puzzle no one else could see apart from him.

“Rayne,” Kael’s voice brought me back from my thoughts, his tone low and reassuring at same time.

“We should keep moving. Staying here only invites more danger and harm.”

I nodded, feeling the weight of his words.

My heart was still pounding from the encounter with the mysterious figure in the woods, and Kael had insisted we get as far from the rogues as possible.

But Mateo’s presence was an anchor I couldn’t just ignore or walk away from, his silent suspicion clinging to every step Kael took.

“Mateo,” I said,
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