The moment shifted, but it didn’t disappear.
Lyra could still feel it.
That closeness.
That pull.
Even with Daniel standing there.
Watching.
Too aware.
“They weren’t the only ones watching,” Daniel repeated.
Lyra forced her focus back. “What do you mean?”
Daniel’s gaze flicked briefly to Kael, then back to her. “I mean someone else was out there. Not part of that group.”
Kael’s expression hardened slightly. “You’re sure?”
“I wouldn’t say it if I wasn’t,” Daniel replied.
Silence settled, but it wasn’t calm.
It was building.
Lyra’s chest tightened. “Why didn’t they show themselves?”
“Because they didn’t need to,” Kael said. “They were observing.”
“That makes two groups interested in me,” Lyra said quietly.
Neither of them denied it.
And that made it worse.
Lyra folded her
