Kalilah POV
I was helping the kids when Kiran appeared in the doorway. It was obvious because I smelled him.
“You’re busy,” he said, like it wasn’t obvious.
“I’m teaching three-year-olds to sound out the word cloud,” I replied dryly. “So yes. What’s up?”
He hesitated.
“What?” I asked, narrowing my eyes.
He stepped further in, lowering his voice. “Damon called.”
The air left my lungs a little too fast. I kept my expression neutral, but inside, everything flipped upside down. “What did he want?”
“To talk to you.”
I turned back to the kids, trying to ignore the way my heart was beating very fast. “Did he say why?”
“He said he’d talk about Axel later. But you were the reason he called.”
I didn’t answer right away. My fingers felt tight around the edge of the sword. “Did you tell him
