Sienna’s POV
Their refusal to answer confirmed the matter was serious.
“We are family,” I reminded them. “If something threatens one of us, it affects all of us. Women are not useless. We may be able to help.”
Darius shook his head immediately. Kael took my arms and gently pulled me against him.
‘Calm down,’ he told me through our link. ‘I will explain everything.’
‘Then explain it now.’
‘The only reason we kept quiet was because we did not want Maya to panic.’
I relaxed slightly, but the answer did not comfort me. Maya panicked only when she believed something threatened her family. If the men feared her reaction, then the danger had to be serious.
“If none of you wants to speak, I suppose it is not my concern,” I said aloud.
I hoped pretending to withdraw would make Kael speak t
