Leah
I glanced at Keanu, who was now pretending to be deeply interested in the texture of his cereal bowl. He looked sheepish. Good. He should.
“The spirit parasite showed up.” I kept my voice calm. “Eyera. That's her name. She came to the castle while you were gone.”
The silence on the other end was lethal. I could feel the shift through the bond even across the distance. The warmth hardening into something sharp.
“She came to the castle.” His voice was dangerously controlled. “To my home. While I wasn't there.”
“Yes. She tried to place a tracker on me. A rune forged by demons so Korvax could find me.” I paused. “I removed it. Then Andromeda and I had a conversation with her before she escaped.”
“I'm coming back.”
“No, you're not.”
“Leah—”
“Darien, listen to me.” I sat on the edg
