Nia’s Pov
He didn’t answer right away. His head tilted slightly, like he was listening to something only he could hear. I’d seen that look before.
Mindlink.
And from the way his expression hardened, I knew it wasn’t good news.
When he finally spoke, his voice was low, controlled but there was a dangerous edge beneath it. “There’s been an attack.”
My stomach dropped. “An attack? Where?”
He exhaled sharply, making a hard turn that sent the trees rushing past us in a dizzy blur. “Northern border. They didn’t even give it a damn rest after their last raid.” His knuckles whitened around the steering wheel.
For the first time since we left, the air inside the car felt tense, charged.
I looked at him, the man beside me no longer teasing, no longer smirking. The Beta mask had fallen away,
