Kalilah POV
I found Kiran pacing near the window—I could hear the soft, uneven thud of his boots against the floorboards. He stopped when he heard me come in.
“You talked to him.”
I nodded once. “Yeah. Just now.”
It had been surreal to talk to him again. I wish I had done it sooner.
He didn’t speak right away. Just the sound of his arms folding, the quiet shift of fabric.
“And?” he asked finally.
“He’s planning to move on, Axel.”
His breath caught, just for a second. “Did he say how close he is?”
“No. Just that it’s happening. Soon. Same as us.”
Kiran exhaled sharply. “Figures. Did you agree to anything?”
“We’re trading intel.”
“That’s all?”
I turned my head slightly toward his voice. “You sound like you have something to say.”
He gave a short laugh, not quite amused. “You’re
