Side Story 14:

Kaelen’s POV:

My eyes widened, not just at her words, but at the way her gaze sharpened, a flash of fiery crimson igniting the dark pools of her irises for just a moment before they returned to a deep, placid black.

I moved forward instinctively, my hand reaching out to pull her hood up, to hide that telltale flicker of red before anyone else noticed. But my hand was blocked by a sudden, lightning