Chapter 97

This was going to be a long ride.

Eleanor left with Jared, the door closing behind them with a soft click that somehow felt ominous. The silence that followed was heavy, thick with tension. Talia, Kaelen, and Vivienne stood in the living room like three points of a very uncomfortable triangle.

Talia turned to Kaelen, her voice very low but managed to sound urgent. “Kaelen, did you see that? Did