The Forbidden Truth

(Kaelen's POV)

"Neva is your mate?"

Thalia's voice was barely a whisper, but it sliced through the silence of my room like a dagger. She sat beside me on the bed, her fingers curling tightly into the edge of the mattress.

I only nodded.

She blinked, once, then again. "You mean... our adopted sister? And you're just telling me now?"

My throat was dry. I swallowed hard, struggling to find my voice.