_Lisa's POV_
The engine rumbled beneath us. It was a steady low growl that felt strange after the chaos of the fortress. I sat wedged between Rylan and Kael. My pulse was still racing and my hands were trembling in my lap.
I couldn’t believe what had just happened.
Kael had come for me.
Kael; the same man who had once rejected me, who had made it clear I was nothing to him, had risked his life to save mine. I kept replaying it in my mind: the way he had cut me free and the way his voice had cracked when he said I told you I would always come for you.
I hadn’t expected it. Not from him. Not after everything.
My throat felt tight. I glanced sideways.
Rylan leaned against the seat. He was pale and exhausted. His head rested back, but his eyes were half-open. He was scanning the window
