Ferus wouldn’t calm down.
Neither would I.
Because there was still no scent.
No trace.
Nothing.
Which meant she planned this.
Planned enough to hide herself from us completely.
The realization settled badly in my stomach.
Paranoia crawled violently beneath my skin.
What exactly was she looking for?
And then the much uglier thought hit.
What if she found something?
Fuck.
This shouldn’t be happening.
My pulse started hammering harder.
Keres finally flopped onto his own bed with a rough sigh before immediately sitting back up again like he physically couldn’t stay still.
Honestly?
Same.
“She’s pulling away,” he muttered quietly after a second.
Silence swallowed the room instantly.
Because he was right.
We all felt it.
Every second she looked at us now there was more dist
