Nothing But a Secret

(Neva’s POV)

“What did you just say?”

The growl ripped past my teeth before my brain could stop it. In the shadows of my soul, Lyra and Xylia rose on their haunches, their hackles raised and their fangs bared in raw fury.

Kaelen spun around fast, his spine going rigid. The easy grin on his face vanished in an instant, replaced by a pale, guilty shock. The boys surrounding him snapped their mout