(Kiara)
Hearing my name from his mouth made me forget everything around us. I knew those brown eyes, even though thirteen years had changed his face. Nyra recognized him too, and she wanted me to shift immediately. I looked toward Ronan, who was watching the man carefully.
'It's Elias,' Nyra said. 'That's our brother, Kiara. I remember him, and I know it's him. Please, let me see him properly.'
I shifted back into my human form behind the fallen tree. Cassian followed, changing into his human form before approaching me. One of the warriors brought our clothes from the clearing where we'd left them. I dressed quickly and stepped toward the injured man.
"Elias?" I asked. "Is it really you? I'm Kiara, your little sister. Do you remember me?"
He stared at me as though he couldn't believe
