Chapter 144

Kaelen

I don’t drive right away.

The engine idles beneath my hands, a low vibration that should be calming, familiar. Maren sits beside me in the passenger seat, seatbelt half-fastened, eyes fixed on the firehouse like it might move if she looks away for too long.

Neither of us speaks.

Because if we do, we’ll have to admit what just happened.

My dragon breaks the silence first.

That was not an att