Fleeting Relief

PIPER'S POV

His parents were standing near the center of the room like they owned the air itself.

His father, from the last time I saw them, looked exactly like Kellan. They had the same strong jaw, same commanding posture, just older, grayer at the temples. His mother stood beside him in an elegant ivory gown, posture perfect, expression composed and unreadable.

The moment they spotted us, conver