CATHERYNN POV
The boy's hand tightened around mine. I resisted the urge to pull away. Instead, I forced my expression into one of annoyance and glanced down at Rex. He was still staring toward the school walls, excitement shining openly in his eyes. As though he were seeing family after a long journey rather than standing in the middle of a battlefield. Foolish child. Dangerous child. My stomach tightened. Vex had noticed this and I knew it before I even looked at him.
Slowly, I lifted my eyes and found him staring at me. The battlefield seemed to disappear around us. The wolves. The tension. None of it mattered. Only Vex's gaze. The way it lingered on our joined hands, then on Rex before landing back on me. Suspicion flickered in his eyes as a cold sweat trickled down my spine.
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