Eden
The compound felt different after everyone left the main hall. Colder and much more emptier. Like the walls themselves were holding their breath.
I sat on the steps outside, my head in my hands, replaying every word Axel had thrown at me. His voice had been like broken glass when he'd called me out. Raw and cutting.
"You experimented on my mate."
"You've been lying to me for days."
"You invaded her mind."
Each word hit harder than the last. Because he was right. I had crossed a line. I'd used magic on Calla without her permission, without even thinking about what it might do to her.
But what hurt most was the look in his eyes. Not just anger but disappointment. Like I'd become something he couldn't trust.
Axel had saved me three years ago. Found me half-dead in an alley, cove
