Kael’s POV
Sienna and I spent the entire day waiting for Darius or Maya to call. Elena kept her phone clutched in one hand, waiting for Nolan to contact her. The silence was becoming unbearable, but I tried to comfort myself with the belief that no news was good news. If something terrible had happened, surely someone would have called. By eight that evening, I could not continue waiting. I took out my phone and called Darius.
He answered on the first ring, and relief moved through me. At least he was alive.
“Kael,” he greeted.
The distress in his voice told me the situation was far from settled. I moved away from the living room without making it obvious. Sienna was massaging Elena’s swollen feet. Elena’s pregnancy had not been easy, but I was grateful she had people around her who ca
